Jorge Lorenzo’s management team have issued a statement denying reports in Italian media today that he has made a title pact with Marc Marquez.

“From the staff team Jorge Lorenzo, we officially deny categorically everything that has been published in the last hours of a possible meeting or Jorge Lorenzo pact with Marc Marquez – a ridiculous and unfounded information published yesterday [Wednesday] by La Repubblica and subsequently chimed other Italian media,” said the statement.

“Not wanting to feed more this unpleasant situation for the pilot, [we] just want to express unease about such rumours, which have not been verified before going public. We reiterate once again that all this information is absolutely false.

“On the other hand, we also want to deny that Jorge Lorenzo was in the office of career direction after the Malaysian Grand Prix as some media commented, as Jorge himself also explained at a press conference.”