Jorge Lorenzo is considered one of the best drivers in the history of the Motorcycle World Championship.. The Spaniard debuted in 2002 in 125cc and retired in 2019 with two 250cc titles (2006 and 2007) and three MotoGPs (2010, 2012 and 2015) in your pocket. During his active period, in addition, He celebrated 68 victories, 152 podiums, 69 pole positions and 37 career fastest laps..
In 2008, Jorge Lorenzo debuted in the premier class after signing a two-year contract with Yamaha be Valentino Rossi’s partner. At the end of July 2007 the news was confirmed and ’99’ said that “My signing for Yamaha was the culmination of a dream. Being a MotoGP rider and being an official for a factory like Yamaha, one of the most powerful and successful in the world, is the most important thing that could happen to me.”
Lin Jarvisthe competition director of Yamaha Motor Racing at the time, noted after the news became official that “Jorge Lorenzo was followed by the interest of Yamaha and now We are delighted that he will be joining us in MotoGP next season“.
The contract has been signed since 2006
Although the Spaniard debuted in 2008 in MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo has a signed contract with Yamaha since 2006. This was recently recognized by Lin Jarvis, in an interview with the ‘Moto Grand Prix Club’: “With Valentino Rossi, we won the titles in 2004 and 2005, the first two years working with him. In 2005, Rossi was seriously thinking about leaving MotoGP and going to Formula 1 and we had to reinvent ourselves.. Jorge Lorenzo started with us in 2008, but we had a contract signed since 2006. We prepared in case Valentino left and Along with Lorenzo will be our champion… He’s a killer!“.
Source: La Verdad
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