We're still developing the bike

The Yamaha Factory Racing rider shared his assessment of the recent work accomplished in the opening Test of the preseason.

"The bike has a lot of potential. Lorenzo is confident that during the final preseason test in Jerez or by the first Grand Prix on the calendar, Qatar, he will have a better adjusted bike: "It’s difficult to improve the bike much in just a couple of weeks. I think now we’ll work on improving some aspects of the electronics ahead of Jerez, and by Qatar we can make a pretty big step forward," Lorenzo predicts.

The Spanish rider also argues that Honda, Yamaha and Ducati seem to be on more equal ground this season. And on the subject of the Rossi-Ducati progress and a hypothetical return of the Italian fighting at the front of the field, Lorenzo commented:

One item of concern for Lorenzo in the new 1000cc era is the higher top speeds the powerful prototypes are able to reach. He believes there should be a line drawn at the maximum attainable speed in competition:
"It's unlikely that a crash will occur at 340 or 350kph in a straight line, but if it did, it would be almost impossible not to have serious consequences, so for me there’s no need to go 350kph in a straight line. We’ve reached 350kph. I think it’s too much," concluded Lorenzo.