Jorge Martin made ‘a big change’ but lags behind Aprilias and KTMs without grip
“We tr✨ied a different set-up, a𓆉 big change which normally we don’t do"
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin d🍰etailed the difficulties he faced with grip on Friday in Barce🀅lona, which resulted in lagging behind the Aprilias and KTMs.
Pramac’s Martin was only sixth-fastest overall in Friday practice at the Catalunya MotoGP, with Francesco Bagnaia the꧟ quickest Ducati in fourth.
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro f🗹inished ahead of KTM pair Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta.
But Martin did top the morning session and emerged pleased with how his weekend has staꦏrted.
Martin, knowing he🦄 would struggle with a lack of a grip i🌸n Barcelona, revealed afterwards that the attempted an uncharacteristic change.
“It was good,” he said about his practice session. “We had a l🦋ot of work to do today, I knew before we star🔯ted.
“We tried a different set-up, a big changꦗe which normally we don’t do.
“But, for this track, we needed to try something because the difference between Aprilia, KTM and Ducati𒅌 is big. 🔯We tried to close the gap.
“It worked good so I am glad we tried it.
“B🐻ut💦, I didn’t understand enough to push 100% in the time attack.
“I decided to go with the ch🐬ange in the time attack. Normally I prefer to go with my standard. I missed something.
“Tomorrow, we have to understand how to be faster in the time 💟attack.”
Martin explained why⭕ his Ducati is behind Aprilia and KTM𝄹: “I think we suffer more with grip. We are so fast but, when there is no grip, we struggle to transfer the weight.
“Then you can start moving the rear but yoꦜu lose in other parts. We struggle more than Aprilia and KTM on tracks where there is no gri🎶p.”
He was ask⛄ed if he agrees that the new tyres this season have more grip, and sometimes cause the rear tyre to push the front of the bike forwar🀅ds.
“Tyres are better on the edge,” he answered. “I don’t know i⛎f it’s the bike or the tyres but it is working bett♑er.
“I can touch the throttle earlier. Insteaꦉd of last seaꦐson when I touched the throttle and was already sliding. This was the main problem.”
Doe🌞s Martin adjust his riding style to compe𝓀nsate when there is a lack of grip?
“The technique? It’s complic🐷ated,” he said. “You need to work a lot on your position on the bike.
“Not only on the seat but also with your shoulders. Sometimes opening to slide, then closing to𒉰 grip. Sl🎐iding, then grip…
“It’s not easy. I like it💮. You use your skills instead of just going full gas and the bike does everything.”
Martin enter🦂ed this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP, the sixth round🦩 of the 2024 season, as the championship leader.
He is 38 points ahead of reigning champion Bagnaia, and 40 clear from Enea Bastianini and Marc ꦗMarquez.
Martin is also awaiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚting Ducat♓i’s big decision about whether he will be promoted into their factory team next year.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Amer♔ican sports, to football, to F1.
