It is to be believed, given the comments from the community, from drivers to team directors and even the boss of Dorna, that the fate of Jorge Lorenzo within the Repsol Honda team comes down to therapeutic relentlessness. The next Valencia Grand Prix would be both a swan song and a hallali for him. The groans of his ending career would thus be covered by the cries of a pack on the heels of his position as Marc Márquez's teammate. Since this last release from Cal Crutchlow, this ambition is no longer implied. It is bluntly declared…
Racing doesn't just take place on setting in MotoGP. It also takes place behind the scenes, especially when it comes to holding back an opponent for a great possible opportunity. At stake, in this case, the position of Jorge Lorenzo at Repsol Honda as soon as the latter decides to stop there. Which cannot be long in view of the results, according to the rumor...
A situation that puts tension on the current boss of Crutchlow what Lucio Ceccihnello : " HRC has a contract with Cal Crutchlow for 2020 and HRC has a contract with my team », notes the Italian. “ Until now, the subject “Crutchlow at Repsol” has never been discussed. » But he adds: “ I don't want to talk about other Honda teams, but only mine. Because I have no idea what will happen at Repsol. »
On paper, in the event of resignation of Lorenzo, the three-time Grand Prix winner Cal Crutchlow would indeed be the obvious choice. But the Englishman also expresses himself indiscriminately and he has already let go of an official contract in progress when he was at Ducati. He also does not hide his desire not to stay in MotoGP for too long, because he is now a father who would like to be more attentive…
But the former Supersport World Champion nevertheless puts himself on the list just in case, simply stating: “ Yes I am ready. » It remains that if Lorenzo suddenly disappeared from the landscape, there would be more to bet on an arrival of Nakagami in his place, in the name of the Japanese cause. At LCR, we would then find Crutchlow et zarco. For a cordial understanding or a war gone for a hundred years?
