Jorge Lorenzo feels he must beat MotoGP World Championship leader Valentino Rossi at Phillip Island on Sunday if he is to have any chance of winning the title. The Spaniard trails his teammate by 18 points with three races remaining, and while he was disappointed to only manage third place in Saturday's qualifying, he is putting it behind him ahead of Sunday's all-important contest. Asked if he felt he must finish ahead of the Italian on Sunday, Lorenzo said: “Yes, you're right, I have the same feeling: it will be almost impossible [to win the title] and for sure my goal is to recover points tomorrow to Valentino. “It was really important to be able to be really quick for one lap...
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