Malaysian MotoGP: ‘Strongest’ Jorge Martin crashes from lead: ‘1km/h faster than lap before’
Starting from pole position, the Pramac Ducati rider was beginning to ease clear of title contender Francesco Bagnaia and Gresini’s Enea Bastianini when he lost the front of his Desmosedici through tജhe long downhill left-hand Turn 5, on lap 7 of 20.
“It's a pity, because I entered just 1 km/h faster than the lap before,” said Martin, a race winner in Austria🥃 during his rookie 2021 campaign but a best of second place t🥂wice this season.
“Fo🤪r sure in these conditions it's really difficult, a small mistake and you can crash, and it happened. Anyway, I was riding really smooth, trying to keep the pace, I wasn't riding too aggressive. Also managinꦗg the tyres and the physical side. But it happened. Experience for the future.
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“They [Bagnaia and Bastianini] were 0.8, 0.9 behind, but then I saw ꦍ1.2, so I said, ‘OK, now is the moment, maybe I can go away’. I changed the map, so it was the time to push a little bit more. And then I crashed.
“So for sure, those two laps were decisive for the victory, and I wanted the victory. Fighting for the podium was no senseཧ for me, I just wanted that victory, and it didn't happen.
“But I am, how can I say, relaxed because I tried.🃏 If I didn't try, for sure I wouldn't be calm. So it is what it is.
“I was the strongest this weekend, so I take the🦂 positive for the future, and really looking forward to finishing this year and focus on next season, because I feel like I can be fighting with the top guys, I feel like I am one o꧅f the top guys.
“So that's it. Just💃 take the experience. For sure improve, because if not I will crash again. But I feel like we are also fast and we can b🅺attle for the championship [next season].”
Before turning his attentio♍n fully to next year, Martin will have one more chance to win in 2022 at t♊he Valencia finale, where he was runner-up last season.
“I’ve been fast for the past four weekends, super strong. The bike is working well, I am in good shape, and also we have another opportunity in Valencia, which is one of my best race tracks,🐓” Martin said.
Martin’s fall also cos🦄t him ninth in the world championship, by two points, to KTM’s Miguel Oliveira.
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Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the👍 forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
