RiderTua.com – In qualifying on a wet track, Marc Marquez celebrated his first pole position with Ducati and Jorge Martin took 3rd place in Jerez. In the sprint race in the afternoon, most of the asphalt was dry again. However, there are several wet spots such as corners 5, 8 and 13 which have fatal consequences for many racers. Sprint recorded a total of 14 crashes over 12 laps. In the end, the championship leader from the Pramac team won again, celebrating his 12th sprint podium in a row (in all seasons).
“It was a difficult race and the track conditions were also very difficult. I started very well, but then I saw that Marquez was getting closer and closer,” said Martin, who put a lot of pressure on Marc.
Jorge Martin : Marc Marquez Made a Mistake
For a while Marc Marquez was leading the race, but crashed at Turn 13. This meant that Jorge Martin was able to secure victory for the Pramac team. Martinator said that unfortunately he made a mistake at Turn 7 and Marquez was able to overtake him. Martin tried to follow him and put pressure on him and then Marc made a mistake. But in Sunday’s race, in completely dry conditions it would be a very different story.
“I didn’t know so many riders had crashes, but the wide gap at the back convinced me. In fact, Turn 5 was very difficult with the wet spot. It was really complicated to have a good race, but we managed it. Now I want to “Enjoy this victory. The victory at Jerez was truly extraordinary, I am very happy,” concluded the 27 year old Spanish rider who is 29 points ahead of rookie Pedro Acosta (GasGas Tech3) who is now ranked 2nd in the standings.
