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Lorenzo: 'Yamaha Made a Mistake Letting Me Go as Test Rider'

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Five-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo spoke his mind on a YouTube show. Yamaha gave him a test rider role in 2020, only to end the deal after a single year and replace him with Cal Crutchlow in 2021. Lorenzo believes his input was valuable to development, while also admitting he didn't give the role his full attention at the time.

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Sergio Higuchi

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I've seen it up close, and Lorenzo has a point here. What a five-time champion feels on the bike carries more weight than any data set. That said, once the man himself admits he 'didn't give the role his full attention,' this stops being a simple story of being wronged.