Returning to Silverstone on his Honda, you would have thought that the rumors surrounding Jorge Lorenzo's future would die down on their own. In Austria, Por Fuera hit the headlines in the paddock due to close contacts with Ducati. Then there was the British Grand Prix and then the Misano tests. Which revealed a Lorenzo far from the mark, physically and morally damaged. Suddenly, the noises start again…
And these speculations are like a chronicle of a departure from home Honda announcement. Or even a retirement to consider. From Speedweek to Tutomototoriweb, we agree that we will not see Jorge Lorenzo à Misano, which will be the scene of the next Grand Prix from September 13. Worse, Aragon what follows would not be on the program anymore. And when we know that from there, we begin an overseas campaign made up of four meetings, we end up wondering if the copy has not already been returned for Lorenzo.
At Silverstone, the five-time world champion arrived on the track having lost four kilos of muscle mass during his forced break, and complaining of acute pain. Faced with such a critical situation, Honda might therefore have to make another uncomfortable and unpleasant decision: to postpone Lorenzo on the bench and prolong his convalescence period.
We will see if Stefan bradl receives a new mobilization order. But some go further. Other drivers in the past have never fully recovered from an injury as serious as the vertebrae suffered by Por Fuera. So Hiroshi Aoyama, former 250 class world champion and Honda rider, whose current director, Alberto puig, was even the personal trainer.
Jorge Lorenzo has made no secret that his current priority when he is in MotoGP is above all to avoid another fall. All on a bike that never gave him confidence. Furthermore, this situation is being looked at even more closely by Honda managers because, from Austria, they know that there is a Johann zarco available for a new challenge.
