Australian MotoGP: Jorge Martin on Ducati snub - “They’ve just made the decision as if they were a person in the stands”

Jorge Martin has criticised Ducati’s decision to overlook him for next year’s factory seat by likening it to a supporter deciding.
Jorge Martin MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP 2 October
Jorge Martin MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP 2 October

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia in the Lenovo Ducati Team in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up, winning a three-way battle with Martin and current incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller.

Mar🧜tin opened up, via The Ducati Decision, on being initially told that he would get the nod.

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He said: “I’m most angry or most disgusౠted because it’s as if they haven’t been inside the box which is where everything really happens.

“They’ve just made the decision as if they were a person in the ♎stands.

“This is the only thing𝐆 that bothers me a little.”

Gresini Racing rider Bastianini has won three races this season and is fourth in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings, five places above Pramac Racing’s Martin.

Jorge Martin Enea Bastianini , Qatar MotoGP, 5 March
Jorge Martin Enea Bastianini , Qatar MotoGP, 5 March

Ducati sportiꦆng direc✅tor Paolo Ciabatti said: “The three grands prix won by Enea were a bit of the reason that the balance went to his side.”

Bastianini reacted: “For me it was not a big surprise🌄 because, after three victories, I thought that I’d probably be the factory rider for next year.”

Martin said: “It is the only reason - his victories. In ♔terms of work and level, we are similar. Both of us deserved it.”

Bastianini: “I received a phone cal✨l from Gigi Dall’Igna. I missed the fir꧙st call because I was riding my motorbike!”

Martin: “I was told they’d choose me”

Ernest Riv⭕eras, DAZN commentator, said: “People from Spain thought that Martin would be chosen.

“Martin thought: ‘I am a better rider than Ba๊stianini’.

“They had already talked to Martin: ‘You are 🐼ready for us in 2023’.”

Jorge Martin Thailand MotoGP. 1 October
Jorge Martin Thailand MotoGP. 1 October

Martin revealed: “Inside Ducati some people were trying toꦇ have Enea, some people were trying to have me.

“So the people that spoke to meไ told me that they would choose me!”

Bastianini, speaking earlier this year, said: “I thought it wou🅺ld be Jorge becau꧅se he is a fast rider.”

Bastianini did ✃not finish the Austrian MotoGP in August, as Martin finished 10th, just weeks before 🗹the big decision was due.

Riveras said: “At the end of the Austrian MotoGP, Jorge said to me: ‘I have a good feeling’.𓆉”

Martin: “The p♌eople 💦that spoke to me told me that they would choose me. That’s why I had a good feeling. But it was 50-50 - yes or no.”

Ciabatti expl⛎ained the process: “After Austria we had an online meeting with Mr. Domenicali, Mr. Dall’Igna and Davide Tardozzi to put our 𓂃ideas together.

Jorge Martin Thailand MotoGP. 1 October
Jorge Martin Thailand MotoGP. 1 October

“We had to evaluate two ver🐷y young riders with great futures, who have different pros and cons.

“We were not all con𒀰vinced which way to go. Some people though Jorge was the better option, som🐼e people thought Enea.

“Maybe not everybody will be happy 100 percent. They will have the same conditions on the technical ꦇside and the salary side. It will be two faᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚctory riders in two teams.”

Riveras said about Mart𓂃in: “His ego i༒s bruised so he’s dangerous right now.”

Martin and Bastianini head into this weekend's 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Australian MotoGP with 🍒their futures sorted - but with the talking p🐽oint of Ducati team orders set to crop up.

Bagnaia is just two points adrift of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo with three 𝕴races to go as they battle for the championship and could benefit from as🐓sistance from his fellow Ducati riders.

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