The 'bubble' does not protect, zero-contagion does not exist. Agostini to Lorenzo: "It’s not my fault if he didn't win with Honda... Test at Portimao: Valentino Rossi on the R1, Jorge Lorenzo on the M1.

“He did 20 laps in Sepang and that’s it. In the case of Yamaha it is Jorge Lorenzo who, ... Latest News. Aprilia? Off the track, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi: from the 2008 'wall' to teamwork at Sepang GPone MotoGP, Bar Sport at Sepang with Carlo Pernat GPone Testata giornalistica reg. Yes, Tony Stewart did run over a fellow driver, who was killed. Lorenzo tested the 2019 M1 during the Sepang test back in February and was due to contest a wildcard at the Catalan Grand Prix before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lorenzo might allow himself to do one race, but on the condition of that he has to make a good impression and for this he would need more time on the MotoGP, exactly what he hasn’t got.

But know the whole story. They’re improving. Amatriain: "Lorenzo could race at high levels for another 2 or 3 years... Puig: "Lorenzo is a true gentleman with a big heart", Miller: "For the race I'll cross my fingers and hope that something magical happens", Crutchlow: “Nakagami is favored, but I won’t help him win”, Beaubier on pole at Laguna Seca, Zanetti third, Canepa seventh, Vinales: “If the Hondas are ahead in the race, it’ll be a disaster”, Ben Bostrom and Herrin at Laguna in the Drag Specialties King of the Baggers race, Crutchlow: “If I were to stop racing now, I’d have no regrets”, Mir is leading the Championship with Suzuki without yet winning a race. Have you read these stories? However, while the likes of KTM’s Dani Pedrosa and Ducati’s Michele Pirro have carried out several tests in recent months, Yamaha has not done so with Lorenzo. So, for a test rider, when we see all the riders in June [at Misano] and we don’t see the Yamaha there – I won’t say it is a disadvantage, but [it would have been] good to have some comments on our bike with new asphalt.”.

“I think that he can help us a lot.

By regulation, however, a team is not obliged to replace an injured rider (and being positive for Covid is comparable, as Carmelo Ezpeleta has emphasized several times) for a single race, so for the Teruel GP someone will have to step onto the Doctor's bike.

Suppo: "Instead of Puig, I would have prevented Lorenzo from going to... Marquez: Lorenzo fast on the M1, easier than the Honda. It would be the only option. You have to speak with them. “But, for sure, from tomorrow we will have to start from zero with the new asphalt and try to understand a lot of things that other teams like KTM and also Ducati already done in the last test.”, Rossi denies he's retiring from MotoGP, new deal imminent, Valentino Rossi “very jealous” of F1 drivers at Mugello, Vettel: Leclerc in a "different class" after another Q2 exit, Penske leaves Supercars, McLaughlin full time in IndyCar in 2021, Mazda Road To Indy $200k scholarship judges announced.

In that case, no tests were even organized on the M1, the Dutchman would have ridden it for the first time in free practice, but then Rossi managed to be there and nothing came of it. In politics, it is from … First Ronaldo, now Rossi: and of course 'The Show Must Go On', Alex Marquez's podium reveals the 'trick' of this surprise-filled World Championship, Off the track, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi: from the 2008 'wall' to teamwork at Sepang, GPone MotoGP, Bar Sport at Sepang with Carlo Pernat. After testing positive for coronavirus, for Rossi the priority now is a speedy recovery and this Sunday his Yamaha will remain idle in the pits. ", Rossi: "Lorenzo as Yamaha tester? In these cases, the first choice is the official test rider. Who? We know in the past the capacity of Jorge with the Yamaha and I don’t know why he’s not riding. In the case of Yamaha it is Jorge Lorenzo who, before the upheavals due to the coronavirus, was supposed to have done a wild-card at Barcelona. Yamaha has confirmed it will not field a replacement for Valentino Rossi in next weekend's MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix, ending speculation of a potential Jorge Lorenzo comeback.
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Valentino will not race this weekend in Aragon and, in all probability, neither the next one. But we shouldn’t be that amazed: the real trick of this ‘great show’ has only been... A leap in the dark: MotoGP (desperately) seeking a master, LIVE Sepang Test: Lorenzo’s debut on the Yamaha postponed until tomorrow, Lorenzo: "Racing with Rossi in Petronas? Loris would be a good chance, the others a leap into the unknown.

… “Sometimes in Yamaha things happen that are difficult to explain. The precautions only serve to protect the economic interests that motorcycling, like any other sport, represents. This journey of history is reflected in mythology as polytheism moving towards monotheism. Tax collection: Old view to new. The Frenchman raced in the premier class from 2015 to 2017 (one year with Forward's Yamaha 'Open', the other two with a Ducati) while in 2018 he participated in the Silverstone GP on the KTM to replace the injured Pol Espargarò. And also we see what Pedrosa did to KTM in one year. n° 558 del 30/12/2003 c/o Tribunale di Roma, Buffer Overflow srl © Partita IVA: 09505981002 - Tutti i diritti Riservati, Fondatore e Direttore (Responsabile): Paolo Scalera, "The second tyre had no grip in qualifying.

I’ll definitely talk to them again, but there are no options available for me right now.”. Obviously, having them behind would allow you to break away. Updated: Sep 18, 2020, 11.35 PM IST. Jorge Lorenzo Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times.

But where Nico Hulkenberg has … Other possibilities? The Majorcan would be the best choice: he does not lack experience and only a few days ago he rode on the M1 in Portimao. A test on the M1 should be in his future, but from thinking that he can race in Aragon is a bit of a tall order. To even think about the Turk Toprak Razgatlioglu seems to be a bit of a stretch.

In Valentino Rossi's enforced absence from the factory Yamaha, test rider Jorge Lorenzo should be a natural replacement. However, travel from Japan to Europe is not so easy right now, though not impossible. Alderman has experienced highs and lows during memorable career, John, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick remembered. But also, Yamaha have to trust in the programme, and sincerely I don’t know. But van der Mark has already signed with BMW for next year and such a 'reward' seems hard to imagine. “If he keeps the same pace of the FP1, he’ll win with eleven seconds of an advantage, but nobody asked me anything, and I wouldn’t do it either way.... On the day of the announcement of his move to Moto2, the 2020 Champion obtained yet another pole of the season, distancing his rivals by more than a... “We have to really risk it to overtake them.

In addition, he would arrive in Aragon for the second GP, also after three days of practice less than the other riders. The other Yamaha testers are in Japan. I didn't help Dovizioso, there was nothing planned, he was just behind me”. UPDATE: Jorge Lorenzo's full retirement speech below....Jorge Lorenzo has announced his retirement from MotoGP, following this weekend's Valencia season … Italtrans calls, Joe Roberts and The American Racing Team will part ways . In Iwata, then, they might consider fishing out Jonas Folger. Motor Racing.

The SBK riders, who will finish their season on Sunday and would all be free the following week. Moto2. What time and channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Kansas today? After announcing his retirement from MotoGP at the end of his miserable single season with Honda last year, three-time world champion Lorenzo was swooped up by Yamaha to return to its fold as test rider.

Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. The most coveted test rider for 2020: Lorenzo torn between Yamaha and Ducati. Rossi was similarly perplexed by this, especially as Lorenzo is “one of the best riders in history on the M1”. Subscribe now ... jorge lorenzo.

With several of the manufacturers testing Misano’s new track surface ahead of the season resuming in July, Yamaha comes into this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix lacking data of the new asphalt.


The only other seasons with eight (or more) different winners in a single premier class season were 2000, with eight winners, and 2016, when nine... After 10 Grands Prix and 8 different winners, the 2020 World Championship still does not have a defined face.

The German was a test rider for them before Lorenzo and is still an active rider, although in the German SBK championship, not exactly the same as a World Championship. There will be no shortage of thoughts for Yamaha's top management in these days. Championship leader Quartararo questioned this, saying: “Honestly, I don’t know, but it’s true that we don’t understand [why Lorenzo hasn’t done any testing].