Jorge Lorenzo believes he is better shape than fifth on the Friday MotoGP practice timesheets at the Circuit of the Americas would suggest. The reigning world champion, widely predicted to be moving to Ducati next season, was forced to switch to a less-favoured setting on his spare bike after an engine problem in the afternoon. But even so, the Movistar Yamaha rider admits it would have been difficult to match Honda's Marc Marquez, who finished the day 0.8s clear of the field as he seeks to keep his perfect Austin win streak alive for a fourth season. “This afternoon we had some problems with the engine on the first bike,” Lorenzo revealed. “We couldn't continue with this bike, that...
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