Lorenzo ecstatic with start to testing

Jorge Lorenzo was delighted to commence his 2012 MotoGP campaign with the fastest time on the opening day of pre-season testing at Sepang - particularly as it marked the first time he had been on track since suffering a severe hand injury at Philip Island last October. The Yamaha number one was quickest by 0.3 seconds over Honda's Dani Pedrosa in Malaysia today, while Pedrosa's reigning champion team-mate Casey Stoner was sidelined with back pain after injuring himself as he warmed up to go out. Lorenzo needed reconstructive surgery on a finger after his crash in Australia, and had sat out the last three grands prix of 2011 plus post-season testing, so to be quickest on his comeback today was particularly satisfying.

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