In his YouTube program, 99 seconds, Jorge Lorenzo had some anecdotes about Le Mans, where MotoGP will be racing this weekend. The Mallorca rider spoke about the French GP, where he had multiple victories in both the 250cc and MotoGP throughout his career, and he also revealed something about himself and Valentino.
“It was 2010 and Le Mans was an important race for both of us. We had started talking about the contract for the coming year,” he explained.
The first to sit at the table with Iwata’s top management was the doctor.
“Valentino spoke to Yamaha and practically said to them, “Either me or Lorenzo‘”Revealed Jorge. “They replied that they would greet him with open arms if he wanted to continue, but they would not be able to do without me. Rossi saw this as treason after the titles and victories were won for them, but Yamaha thought about the future.”
On Sunday, victory was a matter between the two teammates, and Lorenzo prevailed against Rossi in the final. Then, as we all know, Valentino decided to quit Yamaha to join Ducati.