Is Jorge Lorenzo a sincere retiree? Since Lin Jarvis, that is to say his boss since he has a test pilot contract with Yamaha, gave him the ulterior motive of returning to competition, we doubt it. Especially since the rumor insists on integrating him into the Ducati negotiations for 2021. As for the person concerned, his speech does not convince on a five-time World Champion who has put his taste for victory in the souvenir aisle . On the contrary, he misses it...
Jorge Lorenzo seems to be torn between two feelings. That of assumed retirement and that of competition to be found again. It must be said that he withdrew because he could no longer take on a Honda adventure which, in one year, shook him both morally and physically. It was therefore not entirely a deliberate choice, but a decision imposed by circumstances on a five-time World Champion, then 32 years old.
At first, he enjoyed life and good food. But it only lasted for a quarter before seeing him again riding a MotoGP. In this case on the saddle of the Yamaha as a test pilot. Without the Coronavirus which upset plans and programs, we would have seen Por Fuera in the race as a wild card. Where would he be now?
Perhaps in the same position: hearing his name on the driver market. And more particularly hatched under the awning Ducati. The Majorcan implied that he would listen with interest a call presenting him with a program where he would be a major player in winning a title. In an interview on motogp.com, he further clarifies this idea of a return to competition…
First, he recalls the facts which led him to hang up his helmet: “ you suffer a lot of injuries. In this sport in which you play with life, it is dangerous. We can handle all the tensions and pressures because we are the winners. Dani, me, Valentino and Marc… We are “winners”, we like to win, we like to compete and we want to prove to ourselves that we are the best. But when you fight, sacrifice every day, hurt yourself to fight for a fifth, tenth or even 15th place, it's not worth staying in this world »
“You can’t have everything in life”
This was precisely the case at Honda in 2019. Jorge Lorenzo even insists: “ if, as in my case, you have already been world champion five times, including three in MotoGP, and you are 32 years old, it means that you have invested 18 years as a professional and 30 years of your life to work for your dream. It means suffering and sacrificing a lot… If you have the opportunity to start enjoying life, without getting up at 7 a.m. and working in the office for eight to ten hours, the temptation is great ».
But the lack ends up appearing… “ When you win, there's that feeling of victory and that celebration with the team. I certainly miss these magical moments a lot. Because it's very difficult to find that in other aspects of life. But you can't have everything in life at once. It's impossible » concludes the 68-time winner who perhaps hasn't made all his choices yet...
