Pedrosa Leaves Honda

[Stolichnaya]

As per my post in the Mugello one, it's confirmed Pedrosa will leave Honda at the end of 2018.
It's sad and he's an amazing racer with huge heart but recent results are just not up there.

The big shocker news is that there are whispers that Honda have signed ..... Jorje Lorenzo!!

Who saw that coming
Stoli

[seth]

The silly season will go into over drive now .
A couple of top seats still to be sorted also who going to run the custom Yamaha team
It's going to be interesting for next month or so .
I've hard Jonathan rea is going to Honda.

[Notty]

OMG Dani is shorter than me ! 5 foot 2 !! so I could ride a Repsol Honda now there is a vacancy  ( Lorenzo doesn't count ) 

[seth]

We saw dani's bike and leathers in a Honda exhibition in Valencia a few years ago he's tiny.

[Batkwaka]

12 years on a Tier 1 MotoGP bike and even beaten by a Rookie on the same bike. The results do not justify the ride. Jorge is a good choice and it seems a fair speculation it will be him but I am surprised they're not filling the seat with new blood.
Just need Rossi to stop clinging on to past glory and give up his Tier 1 seat for some young blood.

[Cykik]

Lorenzo's signed a 2yr deal with Honda..

[seth]

@Cykik
Where did you see that?
Be very interesting to see if he can win on his 3rd manufacturer.

[gsxbarmy]

@Cykik
Where did you see that?
Be very interesting to see if he can win on his 3rd manufacturer.

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-two-year-deal-honda-pedrosa-1044691/

[grog]

Iannone back to Ducati?

[Stolichnaya]

12 years on a Tier 1 MotoGP bike and even beaten by a Rookie on the same bike. The results do not justify the ride. Jorge is a good choice and it seems a fair speculation it will be him but I am surprised they're not filling the seat with new blood.
Just need Rossi to stop clinging on to past glory and give up his Tier 1 seat for some young blood.

Rossi clinging on... a wee bit unfair I feel. Look at what he brings to MotoGP and he's right up there. Why not say Lorenzo or Crutchlow or any others with less points this season, last season or ones before that?

I'm no Rossi nutter fan but come on... MotoGP will not be the same without him.

[Kiwifruit]

This will throw a rat in the cat cage.......I'd like to have seen Jack Miller on that Honda.

[Batkwaka]

12 years on a Tier 1 MotoGP bike and even beaten by a Rookie on the same bike. The results do not justify the ride. Jorge is a good choice and it seems a fair speculation it will be him but I am surprised they're not filling the seat with new blood.
Just need Rossi to stop clinging on to past glory and give up his Tier 1 seat for some young blood.

Rossi clinging on... a wee bit unfair I feel. Look at what he brings to MotoGP and he's right up there. Why not say Lorenzo or Crutchlow or any others with less points this season, last season or ones before that?

I'm no Rossi nutter fan but come on... MotoGP will not be the same without him.

He is where you would expect the Yamaha to be, in fact given his Pole position and fastest lap I would expect him two places further to the pointy end. Instead he relied on Marquez gifting him a podium by crashing out.
Lorenzo has now won a race this year and is coming to grips with the Ducati but too little too late, I was hoping he would be at this point at Valencia last year.
Crutchlow isn't on a Factory Bike.
Also I think a wee bit unfair would be suggesting "Marquez pull his head in", when he is leading the Championship by 23 points (I think).
MotoGP will be far better for the loss of the spiteful yellow canaries that follow Rossi. Rossi himself I am no fan of for varying reasons but I wish him no ill will, I just believe he is using a Top Tier bike to extend his use-by date.

[grog]

Iannone to Aprillia they say, good or bad for him, well see.

[seth]

Honda just tweeted they have signed Lorenzo for 2 years .
Now that will be interesting

[gsxbarmy]

Honda just tweeted they have signed Lorenzo for 2 years .
Now that will be interesting

As per my post yesterday evening 

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-two-year-deal-honda-pedrosa-1044691/