Jorge Lorenzo admitted his adaptation process with Ducati motorcycle did not run smoothly. He likened to playing Lionel Messi as a midfielder.
In his last season with Yamaha, Lorenzo won four wins and a total of 10 podiums. But in this year when Ducati riding replace, the Spanish rider continues to stumble.
After starting the season finishing in 11th position and continued with failing to finish the race, Lorenzo just grabbed his first podium in the fourth series. He had to wait until the 14th series to get back on the podium, at Aragon then.
The best results Lorenzo is the second finish at Sepang Circuit two weeks ago.
"The evolution of my racing style is very slow, until I use the new fairing, like playing Messi in the midfield: he will certainly still play well, but can not achieve his best potential because he is not used to that position," Lorenzo said.
"The same thing happened to me, I hope Ducati can give me something so I can feel more comfortable on the bike," he continued quoted from Marca.
Lorenzo is currently sitting in position seven pebalap standings, collecting 137 points. In the final series this weekend, he set a target to help his teammate, Andrea Dovizioso, become world champion.