Jorge Martin details ‘shoulder down’ at Catalunya MotoGP that brought back memories of Jorge Lorenzo
The Pramac Racing rider delighted the cameras who caught him pulling off the sensational move, at the corner of the Barcelona circuit where 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo had done similarly.
Asked if his technique was just to show-off, Martin smiled: “If I do the corner perfectly on th𒈔e inside-lin🎶e, I just touch.
“But, for sure, 𝔉I tried a bit! Because we all know that Corner 5 is qu🀅ite funny so I tried a bit more!”
Pictures🌼 🎃of Lorenzo and Quartararo doing the same on Corner 5 in previous years at the Catalunya MotoGP are below.
Martin was only 10th-fastest on Friday, an ominous sign as he tries to cꦛhase down championship-leader Francesco Bagnaia, who was third-quickest.
“We tried ma꧟ny different tyres, I tried all of them, on either the front or rear,” he explained.
“I expected better. In terms of pace I f🌸eel comfortable but in terms of timꦍe attack I struggled to use the rear grip. I had to manage the tyre a lot. It was complicated to put everything together.
“We were on the limit😼, one second from Aleix. Something was not ♔working well, we need to find out this evening to improve tomorrow.”
Martin suggested that tweaks to his Pramac were not benefitting him: “At this point I feel like it’s something on the set-up. I don’t understand because I pushed harder thaꦐn befo🍃re.
“As soon as I try the grip to accelerate, I don’t have grip. We lost in terms of time attack. B🌞ut in the race, I am super strong.
☂“Maybe we need two ﷽set-ups, I don’t know. We need to improve this weak point.
“If I want to finish the [time attack] wit𝐆h a good tyre, I have to manage it on Corner 3 and 4. If I use, and overheat on tho🐻se laps, on the first lap of the tyre. I feel that something isn’t working well, I don’t know if it’s my bike or my style.”
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