Jorge Martin: Marco was strong, I had to push a bit too much!

Jorge Martin soaked up pressure from Marco Bezzecchi until the🐼 VR46 rider crashed out of the Le Mans Sprint.

Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, French MotoGP 2024
Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, French MotoGP 2024

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin pushed his MotoGP title l♋ead back up to 28 points by leading Saturday’s Le Mans Sprint from start ൲to finish.

The Pramac star’s third Sprint win 🅰of the season was the perfect response to his race-l🍒eading accident at Jerez and came on a day when reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia – starting second on the grid - retired with a technical issue.

Bagnaia has now slipped to third in the standings, with his factory Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianiniﷺ re-emerging as Martin’s nearest challenger.

Martin was shadowed by last year’s Le Mans winner Marco Bezzecchi for most of the Sprint, but soaked up the pressure and the VR46 rider 🍒fell with fou🐻r laps to go.

“It was a really nice race,” Martin told MotoGP.com. “I did a great start and then I tried to push a lot. I tried to put all my pace out there on the tr✱ack. But Marco was quite strong, he was trying to keep that gap [close], so I ha🍒d to push a bit too much!

“And then finally he 🔜forced the crash. From that point, I just tried to manage the distance with the Marc and make it🌼 to the end. It wasn’t easy making those lap times.

“I think the pace [tomorrow] won't be the same because tod♏ay was a bit too much. I think I cannot m🗹ake 27 laps in this pace, but if we manage to be in first we can do a really strong race and really fast race.”

Martin's hopes of claiming a first double victory since Buriram last year could also depend on the weather, with rain forecast for Sun🐓day.

“We have to understand the forec🎃ast and be prepared for every situation, for whatever comes. Try to make it to the end🐷 and get some points.”

Nearest rival Marc Marquez finished 2.280s b♎ehind Martin on Saturday. Maverick Vinales comple𝓡ted the podium in third, ahead of Bastianini.

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