Lorenzo has no plans to give up his Honda to Zarco in 2020 !

Jorge Lorenzo considers Johann Zarco’s decision to leave KTM "courageous", but does not plan to emulate the French driver by terminating his contract with Honda-Repsol prematurely. Explanations.

Again little competitive at the GP of Aragon – where he qualified 19th two seconds behind his teammate Marquez! -, Jorge Lorenzo is the subject of all the conjunctures about his future at HRC. Rumor has it that he intends to quit Honda at the end of the season, leaving his factory RC213V vacant in 2020…

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For some, the 32-year-old Mallorcan is even ready to retire due to his repeated injuries and struggles with the reigning world champion motorcycle. This moderately credible hypothesis would do the business of Johann Zarco, without handlebars for the next year since his .

Except that the person denies considering breaking his contract before its term with Honda-Repsol: he plans on the contrary to find the key to return to the forefront on the RCV, as he knew how to do after a season and a half at Ducati.

"The possibility of giving up does not occur to me at the moment"

"A lot of people ask me this question and I answer that, for the moment, the possibility of giving up does not occur to me", assures Lorenzo. "I have a two-year contract with Honda, so for now I want to keep it and see if we can make progress in these races".

Jorge Lorenzo also considers "courageous" the decision to leave KTM taken by Johann Zarco … but slips in passing a little spade to the French: "as to whether it is intelligent or not on his part, I do not know" , adds n ° 99. Sacred "Jorgeuil": always a comforting little word !

"When you get used to the Yamaha, it’s always difficult to switch to a very different bike, so he lost his patience and his motivation a little," explains the man who experienced this situation at Ducati and then this year at Honda..

"I want to try to find solutions" with the Honda

"From my point of view, it was a courageous decision to forget about his contract and the other benefits and just quit. He was not happy," he said, admitting that he was not happy either. not particularly happy with his situation at the HRC at the moment…

"I’m much less happy than when I was racing for Yamaha and winning races, or even last year when I was winning races with Ducati," admits Lorenzo.

"A competitor can’t be happy to finish this far, but I’ve always been a fighter and I want to try to find a solution with this bike and do my best," warns the five-time world champion to of all those who see him already hanging up his gloves !

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