MotoGP | From Spain: at 3 pm Lorenzo will announce the retreat – Moto

A bolt from the blue struck the MotoGP paddock this morning in Valencia. Jorge Lorenzo has convened an official press conference for this afternoon at 3:00 pm which will also be attended by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and, as announced by the Iberian newspaper AS, will announce the withdrawal from the competitions at the end of the current season.

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The rumors about this possible decision by the Majorcan driver have been circulating for months now, due to the disappointing results achieved in his first season with the Honda, however, complicated by several injuries, but in the last few days the hypothesis according to which Lorenzo would have tried the 2020 bike in the post-season tests on November 19 in Valencia before finally establishing his position on next year.

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This decision also goes beyond the existing contract with HRC signed at the end of 2018, whose natural expiry is set at the end of 2020. It will now be interesting to understand who will take the place of Lorenzo alongside Marc Marquez from next year. According to what reported by Brand, it is not excluded that the HRC has already decided on whom to bet, with Johann Zarco very favorite after the first two releases with the LCR RC213V by Taakaki Nakagami.