The news apparently affected him, meaning he had real intentions of doing well in the Grand Prix, even as a guest this year. But there will be no wildcard in 2020, for a season that the paddock will have to face with reduced numbers and looking closely at its money. Jorge Lorenzo is disappointed. And he wonders what happens next...
It's official, Jorge Lorenzo will not be able to race in a Grand Prix this year, like none of his test driver colleagues. There will be no guest on the starting grid for all categories in the Grand Prix. The MotoGP patient is still fragile, trying to recover from his encounter with the Coronavirus.
The Majorcan pilot should have been on the Yamaha M1, according to his intentions and those of the Iwata company, on March 5, in Montmeló as a wild card, but when the world championship resumes there will be no opportunity to be able to participate in it, even at a later date.
Interviewed by the newspaper AS, Jorge Lorenzo commented on the decision of Dorna not to include guests in 2020: “ It's a shame, because I wanted to race again with Yamaha in Montmeló and I won't be able to do it. Of course, I also wanted to do it in good shape. It would have been crazy to race without taking a test first but now it is no longer possible to participate. »
Serious doubts for the future in 2021
The five-time world champion understands the decision taken by the organization of the World Championship. But still, he had a well-defined plan… “ Running for the sake of running makes no sense. The aim was to do it to help Yamaha with four days of almost consecutive sessions. In order to provide them with all possible information. Besides, it would have been discouraging to run without an audience, even if I would have done it if I had been in good shape. »
Maybe we can see him again in a MotoGP race in 2021. But Lorenzo precise : " I will have to speak to Yamaha to see if we will continue to work together in the test team. Return as regular driver? It's something I don't think about now and it's unlikely to happen. » Por Fuera received a blow to the head…
