Jorge Lorenzo is still not fit

(Motorsport-Total.com) – Jorge Lorenzo missed the fastest time of his teammate Andrea Dovizioso's session in the first free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang in just over three and a half seconds. . In the FT2, the triple MotoGP champion was still more than five seconds behind. The poor performance indicates that Lorenzo is not yet complete. Before the third free practice session, Lorenzo and his team made the decision to stop the race weekend prematurely. The consequences of accidents in Aragon (Spain) and Buriram (Thailand) slowed Lorenzo faster than expected.

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Jorge Lorenzo must also miss the third race overseas zoom

Already in the return leg at Motegi (Japan), Lorenzo lacked the strength to maneuver his Ducati Desmosedici, almost 300 horses, on the course. He retired after the FT1. At the Grand Prix in Phillip Island (Australia), Lorenzo was replaced by his colleague Alvaro Bautista, who managed to finish in fourth place.

Ducati test driver, Michele Pirro, faces Sepang Lorenzo's machine and will take part in the third free practice session on Saturday. Bitter for Lorenzo: Ducati was favorite in the weekend of Sepang. Already in the trials in the winter, Lorenzo was listening as he set a new lap record in 1: 58.830 minutes on the third day.