Jorge Martin: “Something is not right” | “Didn’t realise Bastianini crashed”

Jorge Martin: "For s🧸ure something is not right and we need to solve it for tomorrow.”

Jorge Martin, 2024 Italian MotoGP
Jorge Martin, 2024 Italian MotoGP

MotoGP title leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin failed to score points in a Sprint race for the first ti𒊎me at Mugello on Saturday.

The Pramac Ducati rider, on the pod🍷ium in 5 of the 6 Saturday races this season, blotted his copybook by crashing out of third on lap 8 of 1ꦉ1.

But he felt it was far from a normal accident and that 'something is not right🐻'.

“It was a diff💖icult day overall from the morning. I could do this fast lap [fo🧸r pole] but we are far away from the top pace,” Martin told MotoGP.com

“In the Sprint I had the podium under control but I just missed a lot of front grip, after threꦓe laps I felt like the tꩲyre is really, really used.

“It's a really strange feeling, but it is what it is. We need to understand why [and] make for sure a big change on tꦬhe front because if not tomorrow will be difficult.

“In the crash, I braked a bit earlier than the lap before. I was even slower trying t🔯o be calm on that corner because🔯 the lap before I went wide.

“And even then I♔ crashed, so for sure something is not right and we need to solve it for🀅 tomorrow.”

Martin had earlier escaped punishment when a re-pass o൩n Enea Bastianini for second place at the same Turn 1 saw contact that left the factory Ducati rider, whose seat Martin is tipped to take over in 2025, down and out.

The FIM Stewards judged it as a racing incident.

“He overtook me, went wide and I closed the line. I didn't ✤see him at all,” Martin said.

“I think it was really, really clo🅘se but he was wide, soꦗ that's why I went on the inside.

“I didn't even realise that he cꩲrashed. I juဣst watched it on the television.”

Bastianini, tipped to loᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚse his factory seat to Martin next season, said: 

"When I saw that Jorge (Martin) was riding a ꦬbit on the limit, I tried to overtake him and we went a bit wide, then he dove in and that’s when the coming together took place. 

"Unfortunately, the race ended too soon𓂃 and it’s a shame because we ha🌜d what it takes to do well. I think the incident could have been avoided, but what matters is that we focus on tomorrow knowing we have the pace to do well."

Martin heads into Sunday’s grand prix with a reduced 27-point advantage over reigning champion and Sprint winner Francesco Bagnaia, with Gresini’s Marc Mar🐽quez closing to 32 points behind.

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