MotoGP News - Lorenzo wouldn't be "short of offers" for full-time MotoGP return
https://ift.tt/3auSINK Jorge Lorenzo believes he will "not be short of offers" if he were to stage a full-time MotoGP comeback in the future, having retired at the end of the 2019 season. The three-time MotoGP world champion hung up his leathers at the end of last year following a bruising sole season aboard the factory Honda. In the winter, Lorenzo signed a deal with Yamaha - with whom he spent nine years and won all of his premier class titles - to become its official test rider, and is scheduled to make a one-off race return at the Catalan Grand Prix in June as a wildcard. Numerous riders have questioned Lorenzo's decision to contest a wildcard with Yamaha, while some - including KTM's Pol Espargaro and former Honda team-mate Marc Marquez - believe retiring was a means to simply get away from the Honda. The impulse decision which could show up a MotoGP legend Commenting on this in an interview with Radio Catalunya while on lockdown in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lorenzo said: "I have always said that the first intention was for the decision [to retire] to be final. "But it can never be said that I will not drink from this water again. "I was convinced, I had a long and successful career, but I also hurt myself a lot. "Economically I have been fortunate to be able to save money and I can make the most of life doing other things. "I feel like enjoying life and doing other things, but I am also lucky to be able to ride a MotoGP bike 16 or 18 days a year [as a test rider] and take the good from this profession and save myself from the bad. "I think I have the perfect job right now." He added: "There are many opinions and you have to respect what everyone thinks. "If in this case Pol believes this and says it with respect, I understand it. "Personally, I think that if I wanted to compete again, I would not be short of offers. "But right now it is not the case and I am fine as I am." Lorenzo has so far only ridden the Yamaha for two days, during February's Sepang shakedown and official Sepang test - though only circulated on the 2019-spec M1. Motogp Motorcycle Racing News via MotoGP news - Autosport https://ift.tt/2uOa9Ei March 31, 2020 at 04:56AM Leave a Reply. |
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