Jorge Lorenzo has difficult first day in Sepang, finishing 5th
The first of the three overseas triple-header weekend’s kicked off today in Sepang with the first two free practice sessions for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix.
Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo had a tough first day in Sepang. The Mallorcan struggled to find an optimum set up for the Malaysian circuit with mid-corner grip issues affecting his final times.
He completed the first day in fifth overall, 0.085 seconds behind his teammate Rossi.
Jorge Lorenzo
5th / 2’01.623 / 14 laps
“We are investigating what happened today because I didn’t have confidence in the middle of the corners and also with acceleration. I had a lot of spinning and the bike is very aggressive so we have to see what we can change for tomorrow to try to get back a good feeling with the bike again.”
Source: yamaha-racing.com
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