MotoGP champion Jorge Martin admits the Aprilia ‘doesn’t accep🍨t what I am asking of it’ yet following his first race on the bike in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin made his long-awaited Aprilia race debut on Saturday evening at the Lusail circuit having been sidelined with multiple injuries sℱince day one of the Sepang pre-season test in February.

Qualifying 14th just behind team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, Martin fought just outside of the top 10 in the early stages of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Saturday’s 11-lap sprint before eventually fading to 16th.

Martin believes “the potential is huge” on the RS-GP, but notes that heꦰ needs to improve his riding position on the bike and is currently trying to get it to do thin𝕴gs he did on the Ducati that the Aprilia “doesn’t accept”.

“It was nice to see the chequered flag, to not crash, to make mo✅re laps,” he said.

“Yesterday I was just able 🤡to make two laps in a row and to🌠day I did 11. So, I think the step is huge.

“We need to continue like this. I feel I’m not in the best position on the bike, so everything is getting really physical, ꦦnot only because of my hand but also because of my positi💧on.

“So, we need to work on this together with Aprilia, understand how they can help me to have a more natural riding styl☂e.

“☂I think the potential is huge. I think today with a normal phyꦏsical condition I could go to Q2 in my first race with Aprilia.

“So, I think we are in a good position, let’s say. 🍌Then, in terms of pace I’m struggling a ജbit more.

“I don’t feel that I’m riding well. Maybe I’m askingꦅ from the bike things I’m used to doing but the bike doesn’t accept.

“So, we need to understand how they can help me and how I can help the bike. The first few ༒laps were good, some꧟ overtaking, so some signs of speed.”

On lap three of the sprint, Martin overtook his fꦗormer championship rival Pecco Bagnaia in what he called “a thrꦛowback” to last year.

“Was funny,” he added.

⛄“I think he had some kind of problem, I don’t kn🤪ow what it was exactly.

“But I s✨aw the opportunity to go with the riders in front and I went for it.

“For sure, it was a big throwback to last season with Pecco. But for sure it was not either his position or my natural position. But it 🐼was a nice race.”

Looking ahead to﷽ the 22-lap grand prix, Martin says his fight in that race will be “with myself” and admits “it will be tough” to get to the chequered flag.

“I th𝐆ink it will be really, really tough to finish tomorrow,” he warned.

“I think I need to find my own pace, even if I’m in a race my fight is not wit🦹h these people, my fight is with myself and try to get consistency and try to make it to the end. But it will be tough.”