Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo says his solid performance in rain-affected qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix came as no surprise to him, despite his well-documented wet-track struggles. Lorenzo has noticeably lacked pace in difficult weather conditions throughout the 2016 season and managed a combined total of just seven points in the wet races at Assen, Sachsenring and Brno. But the Spaniard looked comfortable in the rain on Saturday at Sepang, finishing fourth in FP4 and then taking third place in qualifying, 0.302s off poleman Andrea Dovizioso. "At Sepang in the rain I've always been fast, so it doesn't surprise me that this weekend I've been competitive in the rain," Lorenzo...
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