Jorge Martin asserted himself as one of the possible outsiders in this British Grand Prix by finishing third in the hierarchy at the end of FP2. In the morning, he was only thirteenth but we know that the Pramac Ducati rider and winner in Styria learns quickly. It must be said that he doesn't bother with lessons either, judging by his comments on the sensitive subject of tires on the cold asphalt of Silverstone...
George Martin fell in the morning to fall outside the top 10, but he had already forgotten everything in the afternoon when he finished his day on Friday third, improving his personal mark by 2.2 seconds. After his first victory at Spielberg and his third place a week later, it seems that the pilot Bow Ducati will be there in Great Britain.
« I want to go fast and it went very well from the start. We want to take this momentum and keep it going for the rest of the weekend " said Martin. On his morning performance, he specifies: “ It wasn't a bad position to start with. “, declared the Spaniard. “ We then made improvements in the area of electronics. This is a big step for us ».
But there is still room for improvement, because with 0,6 seconds behind the fastest of the day, Fabio Quartararo, the room for progress is great. George Martin knows where he still has some catching up to do: “ I didn't find the right trajectory in turns 9 and 10. Something is still possible and I'm sure we will progress in the next sessions ».
Jorge Martin talks about cooling tires
He also knows that you shouldn't take any rest on the bike, otherwise the tires will cool down too quickly and there would be danger. “ As soon as the tire is up to temperature, you are on the safe side. When I crashed I was slowing down and that's why the tire was cold. You have to be careful and accelerate both in and out of the turn ».
However, George Martin do not worry too much about this subject which also opens the debate on “preheated” rubber: “ I don't even know what tires I put on. The team makes the decision for me. Anyway, I think the differences are not that huge, maybe 0,2 seconds ". This is the new generation…
MotoGP Silverstone J1: times
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