With media reporting several rumors lately about Lorenzo's other MotoGP offers, especially from Italian team Ducati, the Spaniard dismissed them today revealing he'll remain one more season with the Yamaha team.
"I am very happy," said Lorenzo. "Today is a good day because I have decided to remain with the Yamaha Factory Team in 2010. It was a very important decision and that's why I have had to take the last few weeks to make it, but I think that this is the best decision for me in this moment", added Jorge Lorenzo.
"I want to thank Yamaha because they have always done everything that they have promised, and I especially would like to say thank you to Lin Jarvis and Masao Furusawa", ended Lorenzo.
The Spaniard showed his potential this season on the Yamaha factory MotoGP bike and thought it would be wise to continue here, as the bike manufacturing rivals didn't seem to convince him of their racing material. But the Yamaha MotoGP team seem to be very happy with him, understanding he is a very good rider but also pressured by his place as Valentino Rossi's team-mate.
"We are obviously delighted that Jorge has decided to stay at Yamaha for the next season and we hope that he will remain at Yamaha for many years to come. Jorge has shown his talent, his ability to learn and to compete at the highest level with many excellent performances in 2008 and 2009", said Lin Jarvis, Yamaha team boss.
"We have no doubt that he has the ability and drive to become MotoGP World Champion and we are proud that he has decided to remain with Yamaha, despite having received some very serious approaches from some of our competitors", continued Jarvis.
"This timely decision now allows us to focus on the present championship, where our riders are currently first and second, and to make definitive plans for our 2010 MotoGP program", concluded Yamaha's manufacturing team principal.
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