YaKuZa--BoSs Posted June 24, 2020 Posted June 24, 2020 The three-time champion offers himself to the Italian brand that is having trouble renewing Andrea Dovizioso Last summer, between an ordeal of injuries, bad results or disappointments with and for Honda, Jorge Lorenzo was discovered in a dilemma. He could step back and accept a position on a satellite team, or he could step aside and announce his retirement at age 32. True to his character, always proud, he opted for the second option. But from the moment he accepted the defeat of his early retirement, he began working on the plan that would return him to the MotoGP World Championship. And the first step in that plan was to find a motorcycle: to run again. Even before his massive press conference in Cheste he had already offered himself to the best teams as a tester and in the end the best option came to fruition for him. This January his signing with Yamaha was announced. In principle, he was only going to participate in the tests and help Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi in the development of the bike, but Lorenzo's intentions went further. He wanted to compete with the colors that made him a three-time MotoGP champion and this March, his invitation to race in Montmeló was made official. Only the coronavirus disrupted their way back. Without the slowdown due to the pandemic, Lorenzo would have already participated in multiple trainings and would have contested a Grand Prix, possibly with good numbers. Maybe he would already have an offer from Yamaha on the table to be part of the next Petronas. But under the current circumstances Lorenzo has had to change his plan and his gaze has turned to another factory: Ducati. Despite the fact that the two years in the Italian brand were gray, his three victories in the second season remained as proof that another future was possible and, with that argument, the Spanish is now trying to reach an agreement. Ducati only has one driver hired for 2021, Jack Miller, with whom they signed for a single season, and the other post has thorns. Andrea Dovizioso's renewal seemed like a fact, but the coronavirus cut all teams' budgets, and the factory expects the pilot to accept a significant pay cut. At the moment, the negotiations are stalled. And in that situation Lorenzo has taken advantage. In recent weeks it has leaked an alleged interest from Ducati in his hiring and, as is usual in MotoGP, that leak has generated a riot that has forced Italian leaders to speak out. "Jorge Lorenzo in Ducati? That he wants to run again is the only thing confirmed," replied Paolo Ciabatti, the brand's sports director, at Sky Italia's question. Thats it for now. But who knows if the three-time champion's attempt will pay off. 2
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