The Grands Prix follow one another and are not the same for Jorge Martin. The rookie on the Ducati Pramac made excellent use of his state-of-the-art equipment during the Doha Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, he led 18 of the 22 laps before taking the third step on the podium. Here we are at Portimao, a very different track and unknown to the Spaniard with a MotoGP. He knew things would be different. But from there to being last, three seconds behind the best time in the same GP21 as the leader Bagnaia…
George Martin took a slap on the Friday which marked the first day of Portuguese Grand Prix. Among the leaders two weeks ago at Qatar, here he is quite simply dead last Portimao. A big gap that stings the eyes. And that hurts the mind. The teammate of Johann zarco expresses his distress thus: “ the bike moves a lot throughout the circuit, both when accelerating and braking. During FP2, I really felt her moving a lot, and it was really dangerous ».
He even adds: “ I got scared after a few movements. That's why I was so slow. I don't know what happened. We all knew it would be different here, and me first of all. I'll have to try to figure out what the biggest problem was to resolve it ».
Jorge Martin: “something went wrong, because it’s not my level”
George Martin precise : " when I came out of the corners I felt the rear move and it was very similar to what I felt during the first crash in Qatar. The bike was jumping in fast corners so I couldn't use the throttle to the fullest. That's why I wasted a lot of time. The wind also bothered me a lot ».
He finishes : " something went wrong, because it's not my level. It's a difficult track for a MotoGP beginner. I'll have to work on the fast turns. I waste a lot of time there. I think all rookies face difficulties here ". On this subject, bastianini is 20th but Marini is still 13th.
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