Jorge Lorenzo named on shock four-man shortlist to race for Honda at San Marino MotoGP
Lorenzo, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Dovizioso and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Iannone were the eye-opening names on the list, report.
Dovizioso was even asked to race directly by LCRꦆ owner Lucio Cecchinello but turn🧔ed the request down.
Iannone was also contac💙ted but remains banned until Deceꦑmber so is ineligible.
Tetsuta Nagashima, who competed in four MotoGP rounds for Honda last year, was also consideredꦬ.
LCR Honda needed to replace Alex Rins, who is still injured, ജand their usual replacement Iker Lecuona is racing this weekend in WorldSBK.
They eventually nꦉamed Takumi Takahashi as Rins’ replacement.
But the consi🦩deration of three-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo was particularly stunning.
He ended his career with a single seꦍason at Honda, alongside Marc Marquez, in 2019.
Takahashi, who won the 𓃲ཧSuzuka 8 Hours with Honda last month, enters at the most difficult possible time for the Japanese manufacturer.
Last Friday in Barcelona, the four Hondas 𓄧were the four slowest biꩲkes in practice.
Then last Sunday in the Catalunܫya MotoGP, three Hondas (aside from Marc Marquez) were the final three to finish.
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