MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo: ‘I had two opportunities to return to Ducati, didn’t feel the desire’
The three-time MotoGP champion spent two seasons at the factory Ducati team alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Dovizioso, finishing seventh and ninth in both campaigns.
While his first season with Ducati proved challenging, Lorenzo took three victories in 2018 as he became a constant threat to the likes of Dovizioso and eventual champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez.
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However, just as Lorenzo began enjoying success with Ducati a switch to 🦩Honda was announced for 2019 wh𒁃ich did not work out.
Lorenzo failed to record a top ten finish in any of the races he competed in, while he suffered a second injury in two seasons that resulted in 🦂him missing time.
Still, Lorenzo’s ability as a rider and as a rider aboard the Ducati made him ♉of interest to the Ital♚ian manufacturer in both 2020 and 2021.
But happily retired, Lorenzo chose not to return to MotoGP actio꧒n. Speaking to GPOne.com, Lorenzo said of Ducati’s renewed interest: "For both 2020 and 2021, I had two opportunities to return to Ducati.
"But at the last moment I didn’t feel that passiꩲ♑on or desire to sign.
"Sometimes you have to know when to stop. This is a risky spo🍎rt when you can hurt yourself. I didn’t want to take risks because I didn’t feel the need to race anymore."
A 🅺key memberꦰ of the Ducati set-up who Lorenzo always remained in favour of was the genius Gigi Dall’Igna.
The Ducati Corse General Manager was a major reason for Ducati wanting Lorenzo’s return and although it never becam🧔e a reality, the Spaniard had strong praise for Dall’Igna.
Lorenzo added: "For sure that if, in 2017, I would’ve had the Ducati they have today, my results would have been much better. When Gigi arrived in🌳 2014, step-by-step and th꧙rough attempts and mistakes, he managed to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, both from a technical and rider’s point of view, so that there can be many competitive bikes and, at the moment, they are unstoppable."
