RiderTua.com – Unlike the first two previous MotoGP series, Jorge Martin could not fight for victory in either the sprint or Sunday’s race at COTA. Even the Pramac Ducati rider experienced a hard highside on Saturday. Even so, he was able to secure his lead in the standings by scoring 80 points.
In the end Martin was only able to finish 4th, losing 4.690 seconds to winner Maverick Vinales (Aprilia). “I expected things to get worse. I was in good condition, but we had no other choice but the soft rear tire. It was complicated because we had not tried the medium Michelin tire,” said the 26 year old rider.
Jorge Martin : I Made a Mistake at Turn 11
For Martin, the race did not go according to plan. He was able to put up a bit of a fight with Marquez and Acosta, but then made a mistake at Turn 11 going too far on lap 8. Then they caught me and overtook me during the braking phase, so I wasn’t very strong this time. Then I just want to keep my rhythm. I throttled again in the last five laps, but Enea had more spare tires. Finishing 4th was not what we wanted. But scoring 13 points was good and I enjoyed the battle,” said teammate Franco Morbidelli.
Martinator continued that at the moment he is not thinking about the world title. But he was happy to have pocketed 80 points, that was quite a lot. He is just focused on himself and trying to improve on his results from 2023. Austin is also a track where he has had problems in the past.
“Looking at last year’s ranking, this time it is very good and it is better to be at the top of the standings,” said Martin with a smile.
However, with Maverick Vinales, the entire Ducati team now has a new rival in the World Championship. “I think there are many racers who can compete for the title. Pecco is still the favorite because he is number 1. There is Marc and also Pedro. He is very good and consistent. It is important for us to always be fast and consistent,” added Martin.
“It’s great to achieve 5 podiums in 6 races and if we finish 4th in a less than a weekend, then we are happy to accept the result. I felt several vibrations, maybe 0.1 or 0.2 seconds per lap during the race “It’s true that this is not normal, but it’s also not an excuse because somehow we have to solve this problem,” concluded Martin.
