Jorge Lorenzo has underlined the 'huge' significance of the revised fꦓuel tank shape in his mid-season MotoGP revival, despite fa𒈔ding from the lead to seventh place last time at Assen.

Having endured a 23-race win drought, Lorenzo sensationally took his first Ducati victories with back-to-back triumphs in Mugello and Catalun🦋ya.

The revised fuel tank ergonomics were credited as taking some of the strain off the triple MotoGP champion's arms under braking, al𒊎lowing him to maintain his impressive hard-braking performance to the end of the race.

So why didn't it work at Assen?

The problem for Lorenzo at Assen was that the greatest physica🍌l burden came not under braking, but while trying to pull the Desmosedici through high-speed direction changes, where the revised tank shape had little impact.

In addition,ꦫ the lack of hard-braking zones compared to the previous races meant Lorenzo's braking skills counted for less in terms of lap time.

"This ergonomic change has been huge for me, a s𝐆tep forward, but on some physical tracks you just have to use that energy," Lorenzo said at thﷺe Sachsenring on Thursday.

"Here is it very narr☂ow and short and you do a🔯 lot of laps and it could be better in that area than Assen. 

"It was g🔯ood for me to get away from Assen; it was hard for m𒊎e in that area. I think Sachsenring will be OK.

"🐽I think our bike is a bit more comp꧋etitive this year and works a bit better in a long sector of turning. 

"Probably we will lose l✅ess compared to last year and can reduce the distance."

Lorenzo led for more laps at Assen than any other rider, despite a scare when - moments after saving a fast front-end slide🦂 - he was hit from behind by Valentino Rossi.

That was juꦰst one of several nearꦡ misses in a thrilling race that saw the closest top 15 in history.

🍌"It was a nice race to watch when you are quiet on the ﷽sofa and seeing the replay," Lorenzo said.

"But when you♒ are [part of] the kinds of moments I had with Valentino, or Marquez had with Rins, there is a lot of stress and danger.

"For the show it is great and I think MotoGP is one of the most amazing sports in moments like this.&n𒁏bsp;

"Dorna do a great♑ job. For the fans it is fantastic."

Meanwhile, Lorenzo made the best start by a MotoGP rider this season at Assen, when he recovered eight posit꧂ions.

If there was some kind of special techn🦹ique involved, he's keeping it to himself: 

"It is a natural talent!" he said of the getaway.

Lorenzo was just eleventh in last year's race.