“En accord avec l’équipe Ducati, Jorge Lorenzo sera de retour à la maison aujourd’hui afin de passer d’autres contrôles avec les médecins et d’accélérer la récupération de son poignet gauche. Jorge manquera le GP australien la semaine prochaine et essaiera d’être aussi apte que possible pour le MalaysianGP”.
It is with this message on social networks that the official Ducati team has just confirmed what many assumed. To tell the truth, given his injury, we even wonder in the paddock if the Spanish driver will not also skip Malaysia and only return to Valencia...
Regulations require, it will have to be replaced in Australia. Michele Pirro being busy developing the GP19, different names are circulating to take the helm of the Majorcan driver's machine, including that ofÁlvaro Bautista. In any case, it will not be Casey Stoner, who is being talked about for a possible return as a Honda test driver…
In accordance with the #DucatiTeam, @ lorenzo99 will return home today in order to have further checks with doctors and speed up the recovery of his left wrist. Jorge will miss the Australian GP next week and will try to be as fit as possible for the MalaysianGP. #GoJorge pic.twitter.com/IHyzY4fAtp
— Ducati (@DucatiMotor) October 21, 2018