As Jorge Lorenzo already announced, he will remain at MotoGP despite the end of his active racing career. Now it has been announced how, he will be a test driver for Yamaha.
After racing for Ducati and Honda, he returned to the team with which he won the world championship title in the premier class in 2010, 2012 and 2015.
In addition to the tests for the MotoGP, Lorenzo is also supposed to drive other official IRTA tests, but also some private Yamaha tests. This is intended to support the engineers in the development.
Wildcards at MotoGP races are not yet planned, but Yamaha would like to keep this option open if Lorenzo would like to race again.
Lorenzo: „I‘m very happy with the decision to join the Yamaha Factory Test Team. I was always planning on staying involved in MotoGP and returning to the paddock, and I think this is a suitable role for me. I know the team and the M1 well. The Yamaha really suited my riding style, and it will be very interesting to ’meet up with my old bike again‘.
Returning to Yamaha brings with it some good memories. We secured many podiums and victories, and three titles together, so we know where our strengths lie. I want to thank Yamaha for this opportunity, because this allows me to do what I love – riding motorbikes and pushing the limit – whilst enjoying a slightly calmer lifestyle than I did in previous years.
I‘m very motivated to get to work and can‘t wait to start riding. I want to do my best for Yamaha‘s future, and I hope my riding experience will be helpful to Yamaha‘s engineers and riders to bring the title back to Yamaha“
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