This is a fact that must be taken into account in this Malaysian Grand Prix. The return of Jorge Lorenzo on his Desmosedici does not only make people happy at Ducati. And for good reason: the manufacturer still has a chance to play for the world title against Honda. But with two Grands Prix remaining, he had to score with two drivers, like in Australia. However, Por Fuera will be unable to make his contribution to the expected and hoped for points harvest, due to his physical condition. And yet, he is stubborn and will not say until Saturday morning what he intends to do for the Sunday race. In any case, it will be too late for Ducati…
Add to this that the competition is against the future employer of Lorenzo, put in your mind the reasons and comments that pushed the Majorcan to ask for asylum at the HRC and you will have all the ingredients of a conspiracy theory that is starting to take shape in Italy.
Wanting to respond to this theme, the team memberAndrea Dovizioso is explained in a way that would almost add fuel to the fire… “ It's not my fault I'm in this state. You have to remember. This is due to a fall in Thailand whose causes were technical. In these conditions, I am the first to be disappointed. I would have liked to be 100% fit and win with the Ducati. I try and hope Ducati understands and believes in what I say ».
A doubt expressed about GPone which says a lot about the current atmosphere among the reds…
Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, MotoGP, J.1: FP2 classification, highlighted riders are potentially in Q.2.
| 1 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'59.608 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'59.701 | 0.093 | 0.093 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'59.771 | 0.163 | 0.070 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'59.802 | 0.194 | 0.031 |
| 5 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'59.811 | 0.203 | 0.009 |
| 6 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 2'00.017 | 0.409 | 0.206 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 2'00.091 | 0.483 | 0.074 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 2'00.159 | 0.551 | 0.068 |
| 9 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 2'00.502 | 0.894 | 0.343 |
| 10 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'00.579 | 0.971 | 0.077 |
| 11 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 2'00.829 | 1.221 | 0.250 |
| 12 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 2'00.980 | 1.372 | 0.151 |
| 13 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 2'00.981 | 1.373 | 0.001 |
| 14 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 2'01.020 | 1.412 | 0.039 |
| 15 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 2'01.302 | 1.694 | 0.282 |
| 16 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | 2'01.561 | 1.953 | 0.259 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'01.684 | 2.076 | 0.123 |
| 18 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 2'01.743 | 2.135 | 0.059 |
| 19 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2'01.766 | 2.158 | 0.023 |
| 20 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 2'01.894 | 2.286 | 0.128 |
| 21 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 2'01.900 | 2.292 | 0.006 |
| 22 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | Ducati | 2'01.940 | 2.332 | 0.040 |
| 23 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 2'02.338 | 2.730 | 0.398 |
| 24 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 2'04.636 | 5.028 | 2.298 |
