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Lorenzo: Initial struggles were a 'shock'

– Jorge Lorenzo says his initial lack of pace upon his switch to Ducati came as a "shock", but is confident that he can continue to make steady progress.Lorenzo, MotoGP champion in 2010, 2012 and 2015, opted to switch to Ducati for 2017, having spent the entirety of his career in the premier class with Yamaha.Lorenzo's first experience of the Desmosedici came during last year's post-season test at Valencia, but when the field regrouped at Sepang he classified a lowly 17th on the first day.He ultimately wound up 10th quickest overall at the Malaysian venue, before improving to eighth at Phillip Island and fourth in Qatar, where this weekend's opening round takes...
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