MotoGP, Dovizioso won't give up: "Anything can still happen"

It's a big ask, because there's a real risk that the title will be decided at Sepang. Andrea Dovizioso needs to reduce what is a 33-point gap to Marc Marquez, who continues to move closer to success in 2017.

The Spaniard's win in Australia was key and the Italian is well aware of this: ““Unfortunately I lost a lot of points at Phillip Island and now my shot at the title appears to be compromised. But I always think positively and we are here in Malaysia at a very challenging circuit, together with the heat, where I won last year and where anything can happen."

The Borgo Panigale tries to remain positive: “If Marquez keeps on being so fast in the last two races, it’s going to be a tough task, but at this point we must only try and bring home the best possible result and we are going all out to do that.”

On the other side of the garage, Jorge Lorenzo wants to put the Australian race weekend behind him as quickly as possible: "Sepang will be a completely different story to Phillip Island, because it’s a circuit that is more suitable for our bike, with two long straights. We must give our maximum in these last two races and finish the season in the best possible way."

Jorge has clear ideas then: “It’s important to begin the weekend well right from Friday’s free practice and demonstrate that now we are much more competitive to what we were in February for the winter tests. I can’t wait to get out on track in Malaysia to put the Australian weekend behind us.