Overview
- Vinales confirmed the hire in a joint statement and social posts, marking Lorenzo’s first competitive-side coaching role since retiring from full-time racing.
- Lorenzo’s remit spans physical preparation, strategic coaching on pressure, risk and consistency, and technical analysis to reinforce race‑weekend planning.
- The partnership sets an explicit objective to fight for the MotoGP world championship in 2026.
- Specifics of how the coaching will function on race weekends have not yet been detailed by the pair.
- Vinales expects to be fully recovered from his July shoulder fracture in time for pre-season testing at Sepang in February.