Jorge Lorenzo says the advantage that the Ducati MotoGP team has around the Red Bull Ring is comparable to that of Mercedes in Formula 1. The reigning champion ended Friday practice at the Austrian track in eighth place, 1.3s down on pacesetter Andrea Dovizioso – who in turn was eight tenths up on the best non-Ducati rider. Lorenzo was taken aback by the size of the Italian marque’s advantage, saying he had never seen anything like it in MotoGP, but added that Ducati has yet to prove itself over a race distance. “In MotoGP I have never seen such an advantage [for one manufacturer] as Ducati has here,” said the Yamaha rider. “In Formula 1 we are more used to it with Mercedes and...
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