Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will stand in for the injured Jorge Lorenzo for the remainder of the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix, as Lorenzo has withdrawn through injury. Lorenzo has been out of action since fracturing his left wrist in a heavy crash during FP2 in Thailand, and has since undergone surgery to correct the injury.  The Spaniard was replaced in last weekend's Australian Grand Prix by Nieto Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista, who finished just an impressive fourth after fighting for much of the race in the podium battle. Pirro was unavailable for Phillip Island due to a private test in Valencia on the GP19, though Ducati confirmed during the Australian weekend he would...
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