JORGE LORENZO DESTROYS MOTOGP
FIELD ON DAY ONE AT SEPANG
M
ovistar Yamaha's Current
MotoGP World Champion
Jorge Lorenzo has started the
MotoGP year in ominous form
on day one at the Sepang test,
finishing over one second clear
of teammate Valentino Rossi
over the weekend.
The Majorcan, who now
appears to be adapting well to
the new-spec electronics and
Michelin tires circulated the
Sepang venue 37 times over
the course of day one, setting
a 2:00.684 on his 32
nd
lap.
Rossi set a marathon 55 laps
with his best being a 2:01.717,
however, more worrying for the
2015 MotoGP runner-up was the
fact he managed just one lap in
the 2:01 bracket, while Lorenzo
completed seven laps under the
2:02s.
"I'm very happy and surprised
about the feeling I had today
with the Michelin tires," said
Lorenzo at the end of day one.
"The lap times were relatively
easy to achieve and every time
we exited pit lane we improved
something on the bike to under-
stand the electronics better and
they adapted very well to the Mi-
chelin tires. I'm very happy with
the change, because Sepang,
for me, is always difficult. Today
I only slept two hours because
of the jetlag and I have a sore
throat so I'm taking antibiotics.
My physical condition is not
perfect, but to ride two or three
laps, I can do that very well.
If I was fitter I could do longer
stints."
Rossi was worried about the
difference in pace to Lorenzo
but tried to remain optimistic.
"The gap to Lorenzo is too
IN
THE
WIND
P20
Lorenzo was
on fire on the
opening day at
Sepang.
