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😼 ask😼ed to race directly by LCR owner Lucio Cecchinello but turned the request down.
Iannone was also contacted but remains banned until December so is in🐼eligible.
T🎀etsuta Nagashima, who competed in four MotoGP rounds for Honda last year, was also considered.
LCR Honda needed to replace Alex Rins, who is still inju🐻red, and their usual replacemen🦹t Iker Lecuona is racing this weekend in WorldSBK.
They eventually n𒆙amed Takumi Takahashi as Rins’ replacement.
But the consideration of three-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo was partic💜ularly stunning.
He ended his career with a single seasꦕon at Hܫonda, alongside Marc Marquez, in 2019.
Takahashi, who won the Suzuka 8 Hours with Honda last month, enters at the most difficult possible time for 𝕴the Japanese manufacturer.
Last Friday in🅺 Barcelona, the four Hondas were the four slowest bikes in practice.
Then last🌟 Sunday in the Catalunya MotoGP, three Hondas (aside from Marc Marquez) were the final three to fini🔯sh.
James was a sports j🌠ournalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
