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MotoGP, Lorenzo reveals: I sought out Honda

"Up until Le Mans I thought I'd stay in Ducati and was surprised when Miller and Petrucci were suggested in my place, then I realised it was all true"

MotoGP: Lorenzo reveals: I sought out Honda

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Barcelona can only be a special weekend for Jorge Lorenzo, and the fact he's racing in Spain is probably the least important of the reasons. Jorge arrives there following his fantastic win at Mugello, which he celebrated by confirming his move to Honda alongside Marc Marquez. A bomb that left us all surprised, the Majorcan revealing one important detail about the move: “How can I keep the secret? Just don't tell anyone (he laughs). My priority was to continue with Ducati to complete the work started, at least up until Le Mans this was my thinking. Then I started to see Ducati looking at other riders, so I decided to programme a different future, I sought out Honda. In any case, I'll give it my all until the last race, just as I did with Yamaha”.

Jorge cuts to the chase.

“At first I was surprised there was talk of Miller and Petrucci considering the numbers achieved by us three, but then over time I realised it was true and at Le Mans it looked like the announcement would be made at any moment. How will it go with Honda? Many look at me as if I'm sixteen and have just arrived in the championship but I've been fast with different bikes, so thanks also to my training I will be fast with the Honda too sooner or later. With Marc, I have a cordial relationship and there's mutual respect”.

He also talks of the present: This is a good moment for Ducati; the package is competitive, we've worked to improve and have sorted all the pieces of the puzzles so that we have the pace all the way to the end. This track is favourable and we've had positive tests here."

Some are still talking about the title and the Majorcan is not closing the door on the possibility.

“We've seen incredible things in the bike world and many who have come back, even from 60 points down, but it's very difficult. We've only won one race and don't know the future; today's MotoGP is very competitive and the quality of bikes and riders is very high, so winning consecutive races is tough”.

In closing, the Spaniard touches on Dani Pedrosa's future: “I don't know what he'll so, he seems calm though so I don't think he'll retire. We all hope he continues because I consider him one of the five strongest on track, and we'd lost a great champion if he were to stop."

Translated by Heather Watson
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