Lorenzo: Michelin still need to improve

Lorenzo finished the final day second overall in the standings, behind fellow Michelin rider Nicky Hayden, to show that the single lap pace of Michelin was looking good prior to the start of the season.

However, Lorenzo feels that Michelin needed to make a step forward in terms of the speed and consistency of their race rubber.

"We've finished the three days second after a very fast lap this afternoon with the Michelin qualifying tyre, so I'm really happy about this," said the Fiat Yamaha rider.

"With the race tyre however we're not in such good shape and we have quite a lot of work to do. We need to be faster but to do this I need to have more grip and more confidence.

"We need to speak a lot with Michelin in order to try to solve this, but I am confident that my team, the engineers and Michelin together will find the solution.

"Now the first race is very close and we don't have a lot of time, but we are working very hard. Overall though it's been an important three days and I am very happy that we're so good with the qualifying tyre."