His start to this last MotoGP test in Qatar did not excite him. More than his shoulder, which is still a long way off, it was his bike that was causing him problems. But we know how to react at Honda and this second evening at Losail gave the World Champion cause for satisfaction. Who, however, cannot be satisfied with this top 5.
Speaking to motogp.com, the teammate of an eighteenth-placed Lorenzo commented: “ I'm happy with my physical condition, it's better than two weeks ago in Sepang. We have also progressed on the sensations, the settings and we are closer to the front men. We are not the fastest, but you have to be aware that we are in Qatar, and we always struggle here. It's not the best route for us. But we're getting closer and that's the most important thing.
He specifies what his workload was: “ we did a lot of tests. First, we focused on the bike settings. I found the sensations because yesterday we were far from them. From there, we tested several things including a fairing. We also worked on other sectors. I think it will help us take a new step tomorrow. ».
He finishes : " tomorrow I want to do a long run and physically we will see. I had more pain today than yesterday but on the bike it's not a big problem. We'll see where we are tomorrow. I did a lot of tricks. Sets of five. I don't think I'll do a simulated race tomorrow, but I hope to at least do half the distance ».
MotoGP, Qatar J2 Test: times
| 1 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:54.593 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.650 | 0.057 | 0.057 |
| 3 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.908 | 0.315 | 0.258 |
| 4 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP19 | 1:54.953 | 0.360 | 0.045 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:55.004 | 0.411 | 0.051 |
| 6 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:55.173 | 0.580 | 0.169 |
| 7 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:55.175 | 0.582 | 0.002 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.205 | 0.612 | 0.030 |
| 9 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:55.247 | 0.654 | 0.042 |
| 10 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:55.255 | 0.662 | 0.008 |
| 11 | 36 | Joan mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:55.280 | 0.687 | 0.025 |
| 12 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.380 | 0.787 | 0.100 |
| 13 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.556 | 0.963 | 0.176 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.661 | 1.068 | 0.105 |
| 15 | 63 | Francis Bagnaia | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.680 | 1.087 | 0.019 |
| 16 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:55.698 | 1.105 | 0.018 |
| 17 | 5 | Johann zarco | KTM RC16 | 1:55.716 | 1.123 | 0.018 |
| 18 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda RC213V | 1:55.742 | 1.149 | 0.026 |
| 19 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.795 | 1.202 | 0.053 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.951 | 1.358 | 0.156 |
| 21 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:56.274 | 1.681 | 0.323 |
| 22 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:56.866 | 2.273 | 0.592 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM RC16 | 1:56.983 | 2.390 | 0.117 |
