Ducati's Andrea Dov🎀izios𒁃o was feeling positive with his performance as the Sepang II MotoGP test commenced in Malaysia as the Italian rider took a step forward with the set-up of the Desmosedici.

Dovizioso avoided the enduring question over whether or not Ducati would try the 'Open' specification at the test when quizzed on the issue, saying: "No I don't think so. I'm not the right person to as🀅k."

His best lap of 2m 01.029s was good enough for the fourth fastest time behind Gresini Honda's Alvaro Bautista, Aleix Espargaro on the NGM Mobile Forward ꧅Racing FTR-M1 and Yamaha Tech 3's Pol Espargaro, only 0.181s from the top.

Lap times on the whole were around 1.3s slower than the first test at Sepang earlier this month as a result of slippery t💎rack conditions, but Dovizioso had few complaints.

"The grip is quite low compared to Sepang 1. We improved the bike from the first test and I thin🐼k the lap time I made today is faster than Sepang 1 when you think about the grip we had today," he said.

"We tried lots of different set-ups with the electronics and with the chassis and I had a better feeling; that is why we are close to the fast riders and ꦉI am happy.

"We have sജome set-ups to try tomorrow to try to understand how to improve with this b🅺ike, but nothing special," added Dovizioso.

"But anyway we improved today just with a different set-up and I am quite positive a🥂bout that."