Rossi: We’ve not been fast enough but we’re working hard
The latest c👍oౠllection of MotoGP gossip ahead of the Australian Grand Prix...
- Jorge Lorenzo has been given assurances from top bosses at Honda over his futur﷽e in the team following a difficult first MotoGP campaign at the factory team after switching from Ducati.
- Valentino Rossi’s former crew chief Jeremy Burgess fears “maybe♔ he’s been around a bit too long” as his current struggles continue in 2019. Burgess helped mastermind the Italian’s seven premier class world titles.
- Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ says it will be difficult for Jorge Lorenzo to win races for Repsol Honda next year and fears he’s suffering while struggling for pac🐻e after enduring a number of injuries over the past 12 months. Lorenzo missed the middle third of this season after sustaining fractured vertebrae in a crash at Assen.
- Aragon is hosting two private MotoGP tests this week with Aprilia and Bradley Smith in action until Wednesday before Dani Pedrosa and KTM take to the track betw⛦een Thursday and Saturday. Both manufacturers are working on 2020 developments.
- Jack Miller has a new electronics engineer, Lorenzo Goglia, as Marco Frigerio has been released by Ducati as he heads to Yamaha for 2020. Yamaha i🅰s continuing to bolster its electronics engineering team in a bid to master the Magneti Marelli ECU with the M1.
- Sylvain Guintoli tried out a new dual rear foot brake during his wildcard appearance for Suzuki a💮t the Japanese MotoGP. The French rider had all his times disqualified from Friday practice for using a 2020-specification Suzuki engine.
