Jo♎rge Lorenzo is optimistic he can return to his performance level displayed at the Japanese round in Malaysia this weekend after enduring a nightmare outing at Phillip Island.

After making startling admissions when he 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“struggled in every way” in the windy and cold conditions at the iconic Australia track, Lorenzo ended the race in 16^th place and last of the finishers over one minute behind race-winner and Repsol Honda team-mate Maౠrc Marquez.

It cappe♉d a horrid race weekend for the five-time world champion who had to deny retirement rumours on Thursday before again dismissing report♚s of fractions within his Repsol Honda crew after the race on Sunday.

With Lorenzo hoping the warmer climes of Malaysia and the Sepang circuit layout will boost his efforts to make the Phillip Island weekend a blip on his current trend of performanꦯces, the Spanish rider will bid to regain confidence and an upturn in results having not scored a single point since Misano.

“Sepang is a track where I have had good success in the past,” Lorenzo said, having taken seven podium finish🤡es in Malaysia in his ꦕpremier class career.

“Earlier this y🐭ear I was not able to test in Sepang because of my training inj🔯ury, but my team were there testing so already we have some ideas of what to do with the bike.

“Compared to Australia, the circuit in Malaysia should suit me more and I think we will be able to get back to where we were in Motegi. We will see how the weekend pro♊gresses𝓀 there.”

Lorenzo h🧜as also been unable to help Repsol Honda’s bid to seal the final leg of its MotoGP Triple Crown in 2019, with the team trailing Ducati by just one point at 🤡the top of the standings with two rounds to go.