Paris: Honda unleashed a thunderbolt in the MotoGP paddock on Wednesday when they announced that triple world champion Jorge Lorenzo would be joining them in place of another Spanish star, Dani Pedrosa.
“Honda Racing Corporation is pleased to announce the signing of three-times MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo,” the team said in a press release. “The Spanish rider will join the Repsol Honda Team for the next two years.”
Lorenzo will form an impressive duo with a third Spaniard, Marc Marquez. Pedrosa revealed on Tuesday that he was leaving Honda.
“From 2019, Lorenzo will become teammate to four-times MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez: two great champions with great talent and high hopes that will make a stronger team and contribute to the development of HRC,” the team said.
