MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has warned that Ducati could pose a major threat at the season-opening Qatar round later this month, despite his huge pace advantage in testing there. Yamaha’s Lorenzo lapped 0.6s clear of the field, led by Scott Redding on a Pramac-run Ducati. But he thinks the Italian machines will benefit in race setup on the new Michelin control tyres. “Potentially the Ducatis work very well, as the times demonstrate, and they will be very strong in the race,” he said when asked for his thoughts on Losail form. “We tried both tyres on the front and the rear, so I knew the softer solution at the front was the best to make a fast lap. For race simulation,...
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