Jorge Martin reacts to two crashes and podium fight with Marc Marquez
“It was a complicated race on a difficult track," says Jorge Martin w♚ho twice crashed in qualifying
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin labelled his Saturday at the Americas MotoGP “complicated”.
Two crashes🉐 during qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas forced the champions🙈hip leader to start the sprint race from sixth on the grid.
But from there, he managed to secure a podium finish behind winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maverick Vinales and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez.
“For sure, it’s important always, to keep progressing and to take some points,” Marti💙n said.
“It was a tough day. But at the end we have a podium. I am super hapℱpy.
“I thought I’d be faster in qualifying. ꦑBut with two crashes, it was really difficult.
“Starting sixth was not easy.
“I did some good 𓆉moves on different riders. I overtook Aleix Espargaro, Pedro, Enea Bastianini.
“I feel conꦡfident that [on Sunday] I can be more competitive if I do a better start. Let’s go for a better result.”
Pramac’s Martin w💜as involved in a battle with Gresini’s Marquez and Tech3 GASGAS’ Pedro Acosta over the two podium spots behind the winner Vinales.
Maꦜrtin overtook Acosta but could not gain an extra place on Marquez, who fended him off in the latter stages.
“I thought I was going to be able to move on them꧂, and pull a gap,” Martin reacted.
“Maybe I closed that gap too soon. Then I hꦬad issues with the rear.
“It was a complicated race on a diffi꧙cult trac🌼k.
“You need to look into the details. The reꦉar tyre suffers a lot.
“Let’s see if [on Sunday] we can be more clever.”
Despite an edgy Saturday for the Pramac Ducati rider, he has extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings to 25 points, ahead of second-ꩵplaced Bastianini.
Champion Francesco Bagnaia is 28 points behind Martin🤡.
“I don’t care about this, at the ♛moment,” insisted Martin.
“I don’t know how many races or weekends left…
“We took the maximum from the situation. “[Sunday] we 🌃need to do the same.”
A better start will be the key to Martin’s ꦏhopes in the🍨 grand prix at COTA.
But the red-hot Aprilia rider 🧸Vinales, who has now won consecutive sprint races, en💙ters as the favourite.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a dec🐠ade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
