Lorenzo rejects speculation of Yamaha rift

Jorge Lorenzo moved to dismiss any speculation that will link him with a move away from Yamaha at the end of his contract in 12 months time. The double MotoGP champion has ridden for Yamaha since making his premier class debut in 2008 and hopes that he will race for Yamaha for the rest of his career.

“I am happy to race for Yamaha and happy to fight for the championship,” said Lorenzo. “I have a possibility to win the championship and I’m a lucky person, a lucky guy and every day I feel I’m lucky. I have an opportunity to demonstrate my potential and to enjoy life, which is short but nice at the same time.

“I have one more year on my contract and my intention is to continue with Yamaha forever; I always say that I want to keep in Yamaha until I retire and this is keeping in my mind. Naturally there are some moments of disagreement and during these days can happen different things, but our relationship in the future will be the same. I think Valentino and myself, like I always say, we form one of the best teams in the world, so my idea has been the same.”