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Lorenzo likely to be offered reduced salary, says Ducati

Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo is likely to have to accept a pay cut if he wishes to remain at Ducati in 2019, sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says. The contracts of both Lorenzo and teammate Andrea Dovizioso expire at the end of the season, although Ducati has made it clear its intention is to keep both riders for 2019 and beyond. However, the pair both find themselves in very different situations compared with two years ago, when their current deals were signed. Dovizioso's base salary is around 2m euros a year, a number agreed before the Italian had won a race for Ducati - but since then he has won seven times and challenged Marc Marquez for last year's title. On the other...
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