Jorge Lorenzo has become the second rider to withdraw from the Misano MotoGP test early as he opts for more time to recover ahead of the next race following his recent back injury.
Jorge Lorenzo says finishing in 14 th place and under one minute behind the leaders came as a shock result at the British MotoGP on his injury comeback for Repsol Honda.
Jorge Lorenzo accepts he will treat the British MotoGP as “the best training I can get” to aid his recovery from injury after qualifying down in 21 st place at Silverstone.
Jorge Lorenzo says he’s already facing a tough battle to complete his MotoGP comeback at Silverstone as he suffers with his back injury leaving him at the bottom of the Friday practice times.
Jack Miller has played down any lasting friction with Ducati following his lengthy contract saga, as he reveals how close he came to signing for Red Bull KTM.
After a four-race absence, Jorge Lorenzo will return from injury at this weekend's British MotoGP. The Spaniard has been sidelined since fractures to his T6 and T8 vertebrae at Assen, the latest in a string of injuries stretching back to September last year.
HRC technical manager Takeo Yokoyama admits Jorge Lorenzo has been caught in a downward spiral since joining Honda in MotoGP this season. But he's also confident that 'good things will soon happen' for the triple MotoGP champion once he emerges on the other side.
The latest round-up of MotoGP gossip featuring Johann Zarco and Dani Pedorsa on the KTM rider situation, Valentino Rossi on Andrea Dovizioso plus Silverstone’s resurfacing ahead of the British round.
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is relishing the return of Jorge Lorenzo following his lengthy injury absence but doesn’t expect him to be completely fighting fit from the start.
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig says there have been no discussions with Jorge Lorenzo about being released from his contract and HRC expects the triple MotoGP champion to remain alongside Marc Marquez next season.
Jack Miller thinks there is 'some truth' to the shock rumours that talks are underway between Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati about a return to the Italian factory next season.
Having built a 58-point lead during the opening half of the MotoGP season, reigning champion Marc Marquez currently has little opposition in terms of securing a fifth premier-class title.
Jorge Lorenzo is to miss two more MotoGP rounds, following suffering fractures to his T6 and T8 vertebrae at Assen in June, with a new return date set for the British Grand Prix on August 23-25.
Marc Marquez holds a 58-point lead in the MotoGP riders’ standings following his dominant victory at Sachsenring heading into the summer break and also tops the Rider Ratings averages with an impressive score of 8.77.
- Honda boss Tetsuhiro Kuwata has dismissed rumours Jorge Lorenzo could retire due to his ongoing injury battle along with his current struggles adapting to the RC213V.
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig has confirmed Jorge Lorenzo is aiming to return from injury at the first round after MotoGP’s summer break at Brno.
Just as Jorge Lorenzo seemed to be making tangible progress in his adaptation to the Honda, the triple MotoGP champion has been forced out of both this weekend's Dutch MotoGP and the following German round by injury.