The aftermath of reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez's broken arm has been a season of six different race winners (four of them first-time winners) and 13 podium finishers during the eight rounds so far.
Triple MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo had been disappointed not to try the 2020 Yamaha during his return to the factory as a test rider at Sepang in February.
Marc Marquez maintains trust in MotoGP's doctors despite 'mistake' over arm injury, while Jorge Lorenzo says motivation - rather than concerns over competitiveness - have halted plans to return
"Sometimes things happen at Yamaha that is difficult to explain..." - Valentino Rossi and Fabio Quartararo question why Yamaha didn't use Jorge Lorenzo at the recent MotoGP test in Misano
Jorge Lorenzo confirms talks are now underway over a potential move back into MotoGP with the Ducati team replacing Andrea Dovizioso if he refuses to re-sign
The fifth edition of MotoGP's Virtual Playstation races is a 'Michelin Virtual British Grand Prix', to be broadcast this Sunday at 15:00 (GMT +2). The Silverstone round will be only the second this year to feature all three classes - MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.
Jorge Lorenzo to Giacomo Agostini - "...to assess the ability of a champion of the modern era, seems to me a banality improper from a legend like you.”
This week's MotoGP gossip kicks off with Giacomo Agostini and Jorge Lorenzo's increasingly bitter public spat and Ducati eyeing up yet more riders for the future...
Rather than experiencing sadness or regret, Jorge Lorenzo has revealed he “felt freedom” when he finished his final race as a MotoGP rider at Valencia, with the fact he is “healthy, still young [and able] to enjoy life a lot” sufficient reason to feel “a lot of happiness.”
It may have taken him some time to dial himself in but Jorge Lorenzo has insisted he is fully focussed on securing the Triple Crown for Repsol Honda in the wake of his retirement announcement at this weekend’s Grand Prix of Valencia.
The numbers don’t lie: Jorge Lorenzo felt his performance at Phillip Island was the worst of a deeply troubled 2019 campaign, as he finished last and a colossal 66 seconds behind team-mate and race winner Marc Marquez.
Jorge Lorenzo was left incredulous by the latest round of rumours on his future, claiming they are “completely false” and this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island “is just a normal race.”
A qualifying position of 19 th may not show as much, but Jorge Lorenzo insisted his recovery to full fitness is coming along with the Majorcan feeling minor improvements each day.
Jorge Lorenzo has acknowledged Honda is likely to primarily follow the development requests of lead rider Marc Marquez over the winter months of 2019 and ’20, but stated the factory has the potential to “satisfy both riders”
Jorge Lorenzo has insisted it’s his intention to “find some solutions” with Honda’s physical RC213V after finding some feel on Saturday at Aragon and reminded onlookers that he has “always been a fighter.”
He may have put a brave face on his showing in Sunday’s MotoGP outing at Misano, but Jorge Lorenzo’s words indicated how far away he remains from where he needs to be. Here the positive mentioned was finishing “closer to the fastest [riders].”
With Jack Miller’s Thursday revelation there was “some truth” to the rumours linking Jorge Lorenzo to his Pramac Ducati seat for 2020, many in the MotoGP paddock spent the rest of the day in a state of shock.
Alberto Puig has admitted Honda is “worried” by the repeated issues befalling Jorge Lorenzo but insisted the Japanese factory will continue to strive to make the Majorcan comfortable on the RC213V.
- Yahama MotoGP head Lin Jarvis has described Jorge Lorenzo’s crash that caused a multi-rider incident during the Catalan GP as a “rookie” error ( Marca )
Marc Marquez has sprung to the defence of Jorge Lorenzo following the controversial Catalunya MotoGP crash he triggered that took down his Repsol Honda team-mate’s key title rival Andrea Dovizioso.
Marc Marquez has taken a potentially critical step towards the 2019 MotoGP World Championship with a dominant victory in the Catalunya MotoGP after a sensational error by his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo wiped out key rivals Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales.
Marc Marquez has revealed he “understood” team-mate Jorge Lorenzo’s explanation as to why the Majorcan was riding slowly on the racing line in MotoGP FP3 and said his own reaction was down to him "riding with 180bpm.”