Jorge Martin fastest; “I was the target today” as Marc Marquez seeks a tow
Jorge Martin also finds 't💟he cause' of recently costly crashes
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin shrugged off a tow attempt by Marc Marquez to go fastest on Friday at the British MotoGP.
Pramac’s Martin topped the timesh🎉eet of both sessions at Silv🍎erstone to lay down an ominous marker for the rest of the weekend.
He did so despite an attempt f🎉rom Gresini’s Marquez to profit from a tow behind him.
“What happened is what you saw,” Martin react🐻ed afterwards to media including ltxcn.top.
“I closed [the gas], he closed…
“I was the target today, you could see. I tried to do my be𒆙♏st lap time.
“It’s harder when you have a strong rider 🐬behind you. But it was no p💞roblem.”
Martin arrives at Silverstone second in the championship, 10 points behind championꦦ Pecco Bagnai𝓡a.
He had led for much ofꦺ t🍌he season until Bagnaia’s form exploded before the summer break.
Ma♚rtin admitted: “Being honest, I was 𒀰on the beach and it was difficult to come back!
“After Sachಌsenring, I didn’t have that desi🍒re to come back.
“But coming back here, it’s the best track. Being first in both sessions wa🔯s the best way to come back.”
Martin endured🧜 costly crashes in Jerez and Germany which allowed Bagnaia to catch him, then overtake him, in the cha𓃲mpionship.
The Ducati 2025 drama was also playing⛄ out - a storyline which Martin lost, before he signed forಞ Aprilia next year.
Jorge Martin finds 'the cause' of crashes
On Friday at Silverstone, he believes he has found the reason for his recent crash෴es.
“Thereও were issues ꦏin the evening, we changed the bike a bit,” he said.
“There was a part on the bike which, for the past two s🔯easons, I had a different one to the fac🉐tory riders, and the rest of the Ducatis.
“So we think it may be the cause of the crashes.
“I had some doubts because when I tested it, I didn♛’t like it. But even with the doubts I felt better.
“For sure, there are weak points and we nee𒆙d to keep working on it.
“It’s pushing the front tyre less. I can slide🌊 a♊ bit more into the corners.
“I lose a bit of stability. Buꩵt this was the first day with it. We can control it, for the moment.
“It’s on the limit but we can control it.”
The closest r🐲ider to Martin on Friday afternoon was his best friend, Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.
Martin said: “𓃲From my side I feel stronger than last season.
“There are two, three or ♔four riders who can win. Luckily, I am one of them!
“I hope either [Aleix] pulls away or 🧸I pull away. I don’t want a battle with him.
“💜It’s a bit more difficult with Aleix than with another rider.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am🙈erican sports, to foo♏tball, to F1.
