«
»

Ducati Chasing Lorenzo for 2010?

n501801 lorenzo thumb.box 1.original1 Ducati Chasing Lorenzo for 2010?Rumors continue to emanate from Italy that Ducati is chasing Yamaha star, Jorge Lorenzo, to ride the factory Ducati MotoGP bike in 2010.

Lorenzo has been the hot ticket this season but has seen his plans to improve his negotiating position with Yamaha by openly coveting Honda blunted by crashes and finishes behind Valentino Rossi in recent rounds. At Brno, Honda announced they had no interest in him for the short term. Now Ducati may be interested in him as they are desperate to hedge against the possibility that Casey Stoner’s mystery illness will prevent him from being competitive in the future.

Visordown reports that allegedly Phillip Morris, owners of Marlboro have offered Lorenzo a seven-million euro a year contract to ride the Desmosedici in 2010 with all likelihood that he would pair up with Stoner.

Watch this space!

Source: Visordown


Try These Related Posts:

  1. Lorenzo Sticks with Yamaha for 2010
  2. Lorenzo Announcement to be Made at Indy

This entry was posted on Monday, August 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm and is filed under Ducati Company, MotoGP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “Ducati Chasing Lorenzo for 2010?”

  1. [...] ducatinewstoday.com Ducati News, Reviews and Opinion « Ducati Chasing Lorenzo for 2010? [...]

  2. [...] has been no secret that the factory has chased Lorenzo, Capirossi and now Pedrosa but have so far come up empty. My theory is that Ducati has offered [...]

  3. [...] in the factory team despite the company actively campaigning for other tier one riders such as Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa. “The confirmation of Nicky is the right reward to a rider who has shown to [...]