Honda rider Lorenzo, nonetheless recovering from wrist and rib accidents, mentioned on Thursday that he can be “extra” cautious to not crash once more at Termas de Rio Hondo.
He certified 12th for the race, however as rain is a robust chance for Sunday, Lorenzo burdened that if he has a poor feeling, he can be content material merely to get via the day with out an accident.
“If it is wet, will depend a lot on the feeling,” Lorenzo conceded. “If the sensation is sweet, understanding that I’m injured, I’ll attempt to do my finest.
“If the sensation isn’t so good and I have to take so many dangers to be aggressive, possibly is healthier to save lots of slightly bit the day and to not crash to get injured once more as a result of.
“I feel my actual alternative will arrive within the subsequent tracks, not this time.
“If it’s dry, attempt to journey slightly bit higher, extra of the bike, enhance slightly bit the setting or the place on the bike within the warm-up, and simply attempt to get nearer than this one second that I get from Marc [Marquez].”
Lorenzo set the 11th-fastest time in qualifying, however had his finest lap deleted for working huge at Turn 14, which he admitted to being a “honest” penalty.
“I went slightly bit huge and I contact the inexperienced zone so that they take away the primary quick lap that was the quickest, this made me go one place again, however does not change a lot,” he mentioned.
“I can be slightly bit extra proper on the beginning, little bit behind, however does not change 5 or 6 positions, it isn’t a giant drama. Was honest to lose this lap.”
Lorenzo set the lap that was later deleted whereas working proper behind teammate Marquez.
Comparing himself to his teammate, Lorenzo mentioned that in just a few locations he was quicker than Marc, however on others “he loses a lot nonetheless”.
He recalled: “I simply was half a second slower than Marc. In some areas I used to be quicker than him, not so many. In others I used to be the identical as him however in some others I lose a lot nonetheless.
“I need to understand these areas what is happening, it is gonna be difficult to improve it on the warm-up and the race but for next tracks and the future will be good information.”