Jorge Lorenzo is keen not to take too much from his fifth placed finish on the opening night of action for the 2017 MotoGP season, coming away reserved despite the strong result ln his opening night of competition on his new Ducati machine.
He finished fifth overall, only 0.020 off Jonas Folger in fourth, but coming away well over a second clear of leader Maverick Viñales he says there’s still much to do before they’re ready to challenge for the race win this weekend.
His teammate Andrea Dovizioso was equally reserved on the other side of the Ducati garage, admitting that with rain forecast for this afternoon’s action, he made a mistake by not securing his direct entry into Q2 by setting a faster time than 11th.
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