Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will probably weigh-up a contract offer from Ducati before deciding whether to join Valentino Rossi in re-signing for Yamaha. That is the opinion of Yamaha racing managing director Lin Jarvis, speaking in the Qatar paddock just hours after Rossi was announced as the factory's first 2017 rider. Jarvis revealed that both Rossi and Lorenzo had received new two-year contract offers at the same time - but while Rossi immediately signed, Lorenzo is yet to decide. “[Lorenzo's manager] has confirmed they have the offer from Yamaha and it is the best offer they have had in Jorge's racing career,” Jarvis said. “So we put our best efforts to put a very...
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