Jorge Lorenzo says a new chassis based on the 2017 Ducati MotoGP bike tested on Thursday in Qatar testing “didn't work”. The Spaniard spent the final day of the last test in Thailand comparing last year's GP17 with the GP18, as he struggled for pace on the new bike. Looking for a chassis which combined the strongest points of the '17 and '18 frames, Ducati delivered a solution which Lorenzo trialled on Thursday. But the new chassis proved to be a step in the wrong direction, and Lorenzo opted to stick with the frame he set an unofficial Sepang lap record with in January. Lorenzo, who was fifth fastest on day one of the Qatar test, said: “Here we have some chassis to try to simulate...
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