- Statements: The MotoGP chief opens the door to Jorge Lorenzo: "You have to think about what to do with your life"
It will be the most delicate moment of his career. As soon as the World Cup ends, Jorge Lorenzo will meet with the people in charge of Honda to decide what to do. For weeks, the Japanese factory has been inclining a kind goodbye, agreeing with him the termination of his contract and hiring a substitute to ensure a decent 2020. But the plans of the three-time MotoGP champion are different. A few weeks ago Lorenzo accepted that his withdrawal was very close, that his body did not allow him to compete anymore, but apparently in recent days he has changed his mind. Despite its dire results this season, the Spaniard wants to continue another year.
This is how he confessed this week to Motorsport.com Italia in an interview at the Milan Motor Show (EICMA). More relaxed than on other occasions, Lorenzo said: "I'm still not 100% fit, but I'm recovering after the worst season of my career. I thought about quitting, but I regained my motivation, I want to be the real Jorge again. In Valencia [next Sunday, the last test of the championship] I want to get the points Repsol Honda needs to win the World Cup. "
This year Lorenzo has only added 25 points and is nineteenth in the World Cup only ahead of Tito Rabat, Hafizh Syahrin and Karel Abraham , but that is not the most serious. His performance after the Assen injury, not scoring in four consecutive races, is the aspect that most worries Honda, where no one believes he can compete for the podiums in 2020.
"Everything has been the fault of the injuries. Last year in Aragon I fractured a right toe, then in Thailand I broke a ligament that gave me many problems, and this year in the preseason I fractured my scaphoid and in the first race, in Qatar, I suffered a fissure in a rib. I have never run 100% with a Honda, something that has prevented me from driving aggressively, convinced. And after Assen, where I suffered the worst injury of my career, a serious issue , from the spine, I had to start a very long rehabilitation that is not over yet. I need to feel physically good again to fight again, "Lorenzo confessed to the Italian media.
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