Jorge Lorenzo says he can no longer pull off the same strong starts with the Ducati Desmosedici GP18 that he was capable of last year. During his subdued first season with Ducati in 2017, one of Lorenzo's strongest points was managing consistently good race starts - but this was not the case in this year's Qatar season opener. In Qatar, Lorenzo did not use the aerodynamic fairing he preferred in the second half of 2017, as he said it did not work well together with the new Ducati chassis. As a consequence of that, the bike has more wheelie, which makes starts more difficult for Lorenzo. "For the moment I am not able to use the winglets, it for sure affects the wheelie," said...
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