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Possibility of '19 retirement left Jorge Lorenzo 'depressed'

Jorge Lorenzo admits he was “very close” to retiring from MotoGP at the end of 2018 when he lost his Ducati ride, and was left “depressed” as a result before signing with Honda.  Lorenzo joined Ducati after nine years with Yamaha in 2017, but will be dropped in favour of Danilo Petrucci at the end of the year – a decision taken just weeks before his first win with the team at Mugello. Linked with Suzuki and SRT Yamaha before eventually penning a two-year deal with Honda, Lorenzo admits he came “very close” to retiring as his options dwindled beforehand.  “It was [a crazy time]. I was like almost in a little depression, because when...
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