Jorge Martin on Thai MotoGP sprint track limits: ‘I used my cards’

P🅰ramac rider extended championship lead in Thai sprint

Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
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Jorge Martin admits he was worried about track limits during the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix sprint, but “used my cards” to ensure he didn’t get a pena🔥lty.

The Pramac rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:was forced to recover from fifth on the opening lap after running wide at Turn 1 trying to jump Francesc𒈔o Bagnaia from third on the g♔rid.

Martin quickly fought his way back into the podium places and took second from Bagnaia with a daring overtake on the i🌊nside of Turn 7 on lap seven.

However, he touched the green run-off area and was given a track limi💯ts warning, and did so 𒁏for a second time two tours later.

Bagnaia later said he was anticipating a penalty as he counted four t🅘rack limits infringements, but Martin was officially only clocked as making 🔯two - which is one shy from a punishable offence.

Asked if he was worried about track limits, ꦍMartin said: “For sure.

“I mean I’m a bit on the limit in corner seven if I want to do the entry fast and go really soon onto the throttle, then I’m really on the limit on that exiꦡt.

“I usedℱ my cards. You can go on the green onꦑe time, so I used it.

“From that point I tried to keep a bit of margin, not a lot, because I know Pecco was quite strong at that p✅oint of t꧒he track. But I had to take some margin.”

The overtake on Bagnaia and the resulting secಌond-place finish in the sprꦏint means Martin is now 22 points clear in the standings.

It also means he can f🍨inish second in every race from now on and still wi🥃n the championship.

“We will se🎐e during the com💧ing races,” he said when asked for his thoughts on this.

“For sure, if you ask🍸 me if I would sign [for this], I would sign - I want to be world champion.

“But I don’t know. Let’s see, maybe tomorrow I cannot be second. I w🍸ill give my 100%ಌ, Pecco will be so strong.

“I ♌will try to be intelligent. For sure, my race is with him. If I can win, I will take it.

“But my challeng🌱e is another one. It will be super difficult. Pecco n♒ormally on Sunday improves, so I will need to improve also.”

Martin says running wide at Turn 1 on the♏ opening lap was the on🔯ly choice he had as he would have run into Bagnaia otherwise.

“Really difficult,” he added on his race.

“The first corner was complicated. I think I either released the brakes and go wide and lose a few positions, or hit🗹 Pecco. So, I decided to go wide. Fo💙r sure it was difficult afterwards.

“I was in sixth pos⭕ition, or seventh position going into the third corner. From that moment it was difficult. It was really hot in the pack.

“Normally I’m a bit more in front, so I’m not used to this heat. It was really tough and also I think my front temperature went supeꦚr high.

“Anyway, I think I was riding well, I was competitive. This is the most important thing and I was able to overtake൲ back [Pedro] Acosta, Marc [Marq𝐆uez] and Pecco.

“So, I’m happy༺ and tomorrow will be a really difficult race. So, I need to be really focused.”

Martin is still unsure about tyre choice for the🏅 26-lap grand prix, with the hard likely to be the favoured option as it was last year.

He did a lot of 😼work with that 𝓰on Friday, but wasn’t happy on the used hard. Regardless, he says he will “decide the same as Pecco” whatever happens.

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