Yamaha's Lin Jarvis has offered an extensive explanation for the manufacturer's decision to forbid Jorge Lorenzo from testing with Ducati at Jerez at the end of 2016. Lorenzo will join Ducati in 2017, which will mark the end of a nine-year premier-class partnership between the Spanish rider and Yamaha. Despite remaining under contract with Yamaha until December 31, Lorenzo will be permitted to test with Ducati in the post-season test at Valencia, but Yamaha will not allow him to take part in the two-day test Ducati booked at Jerez. In the Thursday press conference at Motegi, Lorenzo hoped that his many years of service for Yamaha would see the manufacturer reconsider its stance regarding...
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