Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso was feeling positive with his performance as the Sepang II MotoGP test commenced in Malaysia as the Italian riderౠ took a 📖step forward with the set-up of the Desmosedici.

Dovizioso avoided the enduring question over whether or not Ducati would try the 'Open' specification at the test when quiz🐓zed on the issue, saying: "No I don't think so. I'm not the right person to ask."

His best lap of 🐎2m 01.029s was good enough for the fourth fastest time behind Gresini Honda's Alvaro Bautista, Aleix Espargaro on the NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR-M1 and Yamaha Tech 3's Pol Esparga𓆉ro, only 0.181s from the top.

Lap times on the whole were around 1.3s slower than 𝔍the first test at Sepang꧃ earlier this month as a result of slippery track conditions, but Dovizioso had few complaints.

"The grip is quite low compared to Sepang 1. We improved the bike from🌌 the first test and I think the lap time I made today is faster than Sepang 1 when you think about the grip we had today," he said.

"We tried lots of different set-ups with the electronics and with the chassis and I had a better f♌eeling; that is 𓄧why we are close to the fast riders and I am happy.

"We have some set-ups to try tomorrow to try to understand how to improve with this bike, but nothing special," ♍added Dovizioso.

"But anyway we improved today 🉐just with a different set-up and I am quite positive about that."