Jorge Lorenzo began the final MotoGP pre-season test as the top Yamaha rider, but only sixth fastest during the opeܫning night in Qatar.

The Spaniard had been ranked second only to Honda's reigning champion Marc Marquez a🎃t the final Sepang test. However a slippery Losail circuit and lack of confidence in the rear tyre left Lorenzo 0.563s from Ducati's Andrea Iannone on🐽 Saturday.

"To be honest today has beenജ difficult to be fast," Lorenzo said. "Everyone has been quite a bit slower that last year. The track looks m🌱ore slippery, for example the kerbs are slippery and also bumpy.

"Especially entering the corner with the rear tyre, I still don't have enough ♚confidence to go quicker. That is the main target for tomorrow and try to🧜 be faster in general."

Team-mate Valentino Rossi was eig♓hth (+0.673s)ಞ after an early fall.

Testing for the race riders continues on Sunday and Monday, with the opening round 𝓰of the championship at Losail on March 26-29.