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Lorenzo: Rear grip woes ruined prospects

– Jorge Lorenzo says it was "impossible" for him to set a quicker pace in the Japanese Grand Prix, after struggling for rear grip in wet conditions.Lorenzo catapulted himself from fifth to first during the opening sequence of the race in heavy rain at Motegi, before ceding position to Pramac's Danilo Petrucci.Lorenzo plummeted from second to sixth in the space of a single lap and fell as far as ninth, a position he held for the bulk of the race.He returned to sixth after making gains late on, but was left to rue his lack of pace in slippery conditions, believing he was missing "a second per lap" compared to the leaders."I can't be happy with my race, because...
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