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Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo has reverted to taking the 2016 MotoGP season race by race in a bid to claw back title leader Marc Marquez’s 59-point buffer in the championship standings.

Since winning at Muggello in May, Lorenzo has stood on the podium just once in the past five races. It’s becoming increasingly desperate for the Ducati-bound triple world champion to put himself back in the title race.

“After the two back-to-back races in Austria and Brno the situation is not as we desired beforehand, but we can’t change that,” Lorenzo said. “From now on we need to think race by race and just try to get the best results day by day.

“Silverstone is the next stop so we have to push at the maximum there and enjoy riding with the bike again. That track is one of my favourite circuits in the world, but unfortunately the weather is always very unpredictable. Let’s see if we can deliver a great race again there!”

Lorenzo holds the record for the rider with the most MotoGP wins at Silverstone. Over the last six years he has secured three premier class victories in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and is eager add a fourth to his tally this weekend.