MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo responds to Pol Espargaró about his retirement

Did Jorge Lorenzo, during the 2019 Valencia Grand Prix, sincerely announce his retirement or did he seize the subject as a pretext to better get rid of his Honda contract? An agreement which was to last two years and which in fact was reduced by half, freeing a Por Fuera in an impasse facing the RC213V and Marc Márquez, its formidable teammate. Since he returned to the paddock as a Yamaha test rider, many think so. Pol Espargaró, the KTM official even said it out loud. Jorge Lorenzo heard him and replied…

At Honda, see its driver Jorge Lorenzo return as a driver likely to help the competitor Yamaha shortly after an announced retirement is a subject that we want to hide. Because it makes the Tokyo manufacturer look like a joke, by not having protected itself from this type of scenario with a non-competition clause. But we prefer to move on, with a certain fatalism expressed by the team manager Alberto puig : " It’s his life and there’s nothing to say” commented the Spaniard about the Mallorcan.

But the questioning of the real motivations of Jorge Lorenzo on this day of the 2019 Valencia Grand Prix remains. And it gets people talking. Recently, Pol Espargaro, official pilot KTM, said out loud what more and more are thinking: Por Fuera has, in fact, skillfully gotten rid of his obligations to HRC.

The argument becoming more and more fruitful, Jorge Lorenzo decided to react to his confinement imposed by the Coronavirus experienced in a large hotel in Dubai: “ I always said the decision was final. Even though you can never say: "fountain I will never drink your water", I retired with the idea of ​​leaving it forever. I'm already 32 years old, I've been professional since I was 15. Fortunately, I had a lot of success and won a lot of things. Other drivers weren't so lucky. »

 

 

 

« To continue would be to repeat what I know very well, because I cannot achieve something more important than being the MotoGP world champion. And I did it three times. I won a lot of races, a lot of titles, a lot of podiums and I also got injured a lot. I had a lot of injuries. On the economic front, I have been fortunate, until now, to manage my assets well. » he continues, taking stock of his career.

In doing so, he assures that he is truly done with this life. He wants another one. But with a motorbike still in it… “ Right now, I want to focus more on other things and enjoy life 50% and enjoy the rest the other 50. I'm lucky to be able to take a MotoGP 14-16 days a year and enjoy the good side of this job, remove almost all the bad things from it. I have the perfect job right now, I think. »

« There are many opinions and you should respect what you think. If in this case Pol means it and says it with respect, well, it's respected. In case I wanted to participate again, I don't think I was short of offers. But, at the moment, this is not the case. I'm very good like that » concludes the Majorcan who nevertheless specifies “ for the time being »… And we will note that he mentions “ offers » insured in case…