Rossi admits Yamaha in trouble to adapt to Bridgestone MotoGP tyres

The Italian ended day two of the second pre-season test at Sepang fourth overall, but more than half a second adrift of Honda's Dani Pedrosa.

He admitted such a deficit is a genuine worry given the fact Yamaha has not yet been able to engineer a solution to its tyre woes.

"We tried some things but at the end of the day we are not very happy," Rossi said.

"We are suffering with this tyre.

"I am in fourth place, the lap time is quite good but we are half a second behind the other guys [and] our bike becomes difficult to manage.

"Tomorrow we will try again but we have not so many options.

"Every track has a different story but we are quite worried because it looks like we are in trouble with this tyre.

"We hope that in other tracks we will have less problems but here in Sepang, especially compared to the first test, it is more difficult."

A disgruntled Jorge Lorenzo, who admitted he was worried about performance on the new tyres on day one, skipped press duties before voicing his frustration at the team's predicament.

"Today I am very disappointed, especially in the tyre behaviour," he said.

"Nothing has changed compared to yesterday. I still don't have the confidence to ride as I want to.

"Tomorrow is another day, we still have eight hours to find the right way so we will work hard and hopefully by the end of tomorrow we will have solutions."

Team director Massimo Meregalli said the low-grip surface of Sepang had to an extent exacerbated the problem, but added: "We are trying to fit this new tyre to our bike but it's not looking so simple.

"At the moment Vale is suffering a bit less in these conditions due to his riding style.

"Jorge is having much more difficulties. Jorge is quite often more aggressive on the throttle and this is not helping in these conditions with the tyres.

"We are consistently collecting information but the grip we are looking for is still missing."