Jorge Martin goes fastest at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas but reveals sickness: “I feel bad, really weak”
The Pramac Racing rider revealed afterwards that he came into the weekend in Texas feeling unwell and it hampered him throughout🌜 Friday.
Martin’s 2:02.178s in his time attack - coupled with a costly fall for championship leader Marco Bezzecchi - allowed him to edge Francesco Bagnaia’s earlier p🌃ace-setting time and emerge faꦡstest despite his sickness.
“I’m happy about the result but we𓆏’re still far from our best,” Martin said.
“The bike is working well but I feel really bad, really ꧑weak. ♉I need to recover.
“Because today was a really tough day.
“I had no strength so I feel like we st𒁏rugཧgled at every corner.
“But, happy. We found our way in the last half an hour 🌞ꦯof practice.
“I am confi꧙dent that [on Saturday] we have time t❀o work.
“I tried during practice to man🗹age the physical side. To keep energy “for the end. It went well.
“[On Saဣturday] in FP3 it is importanꦐt to work. I need to push.”
The sprint race in Texas is a 9pm (UK) on Saturday but it begs the question how an unwell Martin will emerge through a b🍎usy and intense Saturday format.
James was a spo🎉rts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everythꦆing from American sports, to football, to F1.
