Newly crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo insists he is not worried by the strong pace shown by Yamaha’s rivals during post-season testing at Valencia. Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez topped both days of testing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, as factory Honda and Suzuki riders filled out the top four of the combined classification. Lorenzo was the best of the Yamaha riders in fifth, two tenths shy of Marquez, while Valentino Rossi was seventh behind the LCR Honda of Cal Crutchlow. But Lorenzo believes that Honda’s pace was flattered by doing more laps on new tyres, while Suzuki will lose ground when its factory riders switch to the new-for-2016 software that was only used by test riders...
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