Jorge Lorenzo on the MotoGP transfer window: “I don’t know if teams and riders will start working on contracts for 2027 now. Somebody will sign before Thailand, but most will wait for the first three to seven races.”

Jorge Lorenzo is one of the best drivers in the history of the Motorcycle World Championship. A three-time MotoGP World Champion (2010, 2012, 2015), the 99 defended the interests of Yamaha, Ducati and Honda in the premier category. He put an end to his career as a motorcycle racer at the end of 2019 after a hard fall in Assen that may have had serious physical effects, forcing him to make a decision announced over the weekend of the Valencia Grand Prix.

In a recent conversation with “Mo Magazine”, the Spaniard assessed various current issues in the two-wheeled world, one of which is the transfer window for the 2027 season: “I don’t know if teams and riders will start moving at the end of the season to sign contracts for 2027. will sign before Thailand, but the majority will wait for the first three to seven races to understand what the level is like. If Fabio Quartararo goes to the World Championship with Yamaha, he’s going to win it all… At that point, you have the money and the bike.

Commenting on the Frenchman’s situation, Lorenzo said: “You know what happens? When you have no money, or very little money, you want to make more money, even if you’re theoretically riding a slow bike. But if you make a lot of money on a slow bike and don’t win races, you won’t get results. You can’t have both. Marc Marquez prioritized results over money in his move from Honda to Gresini, and it worked out, and he’s back. Quartararo will no doubt be in the same situation with his next deal with Ducati: Should he pay big for Yamaha or buy a more powerful bike?

When asked whether he prefers Fabio or Pedro Acosta, 99 said: “Quartararo has a lot of experience in MotoGP, is already a world champion and is a hard worker. What does he do off the track? I don’t know exactly, but Acosta is an animal. He lives to win and works hard from 6 in the morning until 10 at night. If he continues like this, it is inevitable that he will be successful in the future.

In conclusion, Jorge said: “In terms of tenacity, I think I see myself reflected in Pedro. In terms of driving, we were different, I worked harder on the line and he leaned more in the corners, like Casey Stoner. But in terms of the level of hunger and tenacity to win, there are similarities between us.”