The suspense is at its height concerning Jorge Lorenzo who seems torn between a life as an epicurean retiree or a return to his motorcycling passion as a MotoGP test rider. In the middle is a Yamaha factory which made him an offer, and it is undoubtedly the only one since Ducati communicated that nothing in the matter had been sent to Por Fuera. What will the Mallorcan decide and when, knowing that the first tests for the test drivers will take place on February 2 in Sepang? Here may be the answer…
Jorge Lorenzo had left Valencia with a smile despite having put aside 18 years of competition at the highest level of motorcycling. The one who was still a Honda official then proclaimed to anyone who would listen that his destination to Bali was a one-way ticket. On his social network, the Majorcan was not short of images where he was enjoying life to the fullest. A well-deserved retirement after all. But at 32, you can still feel useful. And then doesn't the adage say that when you chase away the natural, it comes back at a gallop?
The first rumors of a possible return to Yamaha as a test pilot swelled at the end of last year before diminishing in view of a five-time world champion more often in fine outfits for cocktails than in tracksuits for training. However, as pointed out Agostini, being a test rider in MotoGP today means being at least as fit and fast as the starters.
The perspective therefore receded before Lorenzo does not officially confirm a proposal made, without nevertheless mentioning from whom it emanates. For sure, it is not Ducati, which communicated through Ciabatta that this story was in no way his. He would stay well Aprilia with the case Iannone which can turn sour, but it is Yamaha which comes out of the hat of speculation.
SO ? SO Jorge Lorenzo posted this image of him training and showing his sharp physical condition. To the question asked When will training resume?, Por Fuera responds here resoundingly: it’s now! And is the contract coming soon?
