Kuala Lumpur: Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo bring their two-man battle for the MotoGP title to Malaysia's tricky track this weekend for the penultimate race in a season streaking toward a nail-biting finish.


Valentino Rossi (right) and teammate Jorge Lorenzo share a light moment during a press conference yesterday. Pic/AFP

The contest between the Yamaha teammates tightened at last weekend's spectacular Australian Grand Prix, where Lorenzo shaved Rossi's season points lead down to just 11.