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Lorenzo Says Yamaha "Made a Mistake" Letting Him Go as Test Rider

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Lorenzo Says Yamaha "Made a Mistake" Letting Him Go as Test Rider — PHOTO — GPONE / © GPOne↗ View original

Three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo told the YouTube show Fast & Curious that Yamaha "made a mistake" ending his test-rider contract after just one season. He admitted he didn't give the role his full attention at first, wanting simply "to enjoy life" right after retiring, but insisted he could have supplied information vital to development. Yamaha is still struggling to fix the YZR-M1.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Having watched this from the paddock, the value of a test rider has clearly gone up every year. Pirro at Ducati, Pedrosa at KTM, Espargaró and Nakagami at Honda — they're all delivering results. It's chilling to think what could've happened if Lorenzo had committed fully to Yamaha. Riders who can put feel into words like that are rare.