The Australian Grand Prix ended with a good overall result for the official Ducatis grouped in third and fourth place. This thanks to a Dovizioso who climbed to his fiftieth podium and one Baptist freelancer Lorenzo which proved much more useful to the cause of Borgo Panigale than initially expected. A godsend, especially since, during this time, Honda had a blank result... This weekend, it's Malaysia. The opportunity to continue its rise to the constructor's championship for the reds? Even! Because Jorge Lorenzo is coming back…
And for once, a Por Fuera on the comeback is not good news from the perspective of the constructors' championship. For what ? Because he will be very diminished if he persists in taking the handlebars of the GP18. Which means that you should not expect miracles in terms of results. On a circuit that the Ducati loves!
Whoever joins… Honda, at the end of this season commented: “ It's only been eight days since I had surgery on the ligament in my left wrist, but I'm feeling a little better. Of course, the operation is still very recent and so we will have to wait until I get on the bike to understand how the wrist will react and if I still feel a lot of pain when I ride ».
The Majorcan continued: “ On Thursday I will visit the circuit doctors to assess my condition and I hope to be able to race even if I will not be 100%. I haven't been able to train for several days and the Sepang circuit is very demanding. So this is certainly not the best scenario for getting back into competition. ».
In six races, Jorge Lorenzo didn't score anything and his falls hampered the second part of his season. If the future teammate of Marc Marquez had to throw in the towel, Michele Pirro would be ready to replace it. As for Alvaro Bautista, all that remains is for him to remember his Australian dream...
