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Jorge Lorenzo: Qualifying 'train' cost me front row

Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo says the “train” of riders running line astern in the closing stages of MotoGP qualifying at Assen cost him a front row start, as he plummeted from pole to 10th.  Lorenzo shot to the top of  the Q2 timesheets in the closing stages with a 1:33.167s, and was on course for a front row start despite Suzuki's Andrea Iannone demoting him with 50 seconds remaining.  However, a flurry of fast final laps shuffled Lorenzo back to 10, with Iannone and Tech3's Johann Zarco – who led the trail of riders across the line – either side of him.  “Well my perspective is positive because we improve the bike, and I feel...
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