Jorge Lorenzo will leave the Yamaha MotoGP team at the end of the season to join Ducati on a two-year deal, it has been officially confirmed. Lorenzo's impending move to Ducati had been a public secret for weeks, and was finally announced on the Monday before the Spanish Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend at Jerez. The agreement between the reigning champion and his new employer is for two seasons, covering 2017 and 2018, with an option for a third. It puts to an end an eight-year partnership between Lorenzo and Yamaha, the team with which he moved up to MotoGP in 2008 and with which he has competed ever since. The 28-year-old has taken the Japanese manufacturer's last three...
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