“Hungover” Jorge Martin: “Front feeling incredible” on Aprilia MotoGP debut
“It was the best bi🔜ke I ever rode in terms of the fron꧃t end. It was crazy”
New MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin has revealed he was still feeling a little ‘second-hand’ on hಞis way to eleventh place on his Aprilia debut at ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚNovember’s Barcelona test.
But that didn’t stop the Spaniard revelling in the front-end feeling from the RS-GP, which was the only bike other than Ducati ♉to win races lᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚast season.
“The [Tuesday] Barcelona test, firstly I was still hungover from Sunday! So🎃, trust me, it was really difficult to ride because it was a huge party!” smiled Martin at the official Aprilia team launch, where it was also ♛confirmed that he will race with the #1 plate this season.
“The🔯n when I went on the bike, I didn’t know what to expect, so I had an [open] mind. The front feeling was incredible, it was unbelievable. I think it was the best bike I ever rode in terms of the front end. It was crazy.
“I was a bit slow at theꦐ beginning, but then I started to build some speed and I could see a bit of problems for me,” continued Martin, who had been a Pramac Ducati rider since joining MotoGP in 2020.
“Maybe it wasn’t for Aleix or Maverick, but it was ꦇfor me. Like the movement was a bit more unstable♑ than the Ducati. Then we started to do some changes and everything became more stable.”
Aprilia offered Martin and new team-mate Marco Bezzecchi the 2024 bike 🐈to try as well as a 2025 prototype.
“We tried new things for ♋2025 that were good also, like a new fairing, changeꦉs to the bike in general. It’s a big step compared to 2024, so I’m optimistic,” Martin said.
“Let’s say t🍨hat the traction also I struggled a bit, but I think that’s more for me to adapt to the bike rather than the bike itself.
“I feel like the bike is really good and really competitive, but I 💦need time to understand where to push, where ♎to gain time or where to ride more slowly.”
Martin also acknowl✨edged that he needs to change ♒his riding style to get the most from the RS-GP.
“In the Barcelona test I was riding like it was ൲still a Ducati. I n🍌eed to change a lot my style,” he explained.
“I’ve been working already in the winter trying to analyse where I can be 🌺better.
“I’ve also been watching a lot of races to try to understand where they were good🦋, like Maverick in Austin, Aleix in Silverstone - the positives.
“I think the bike is really good. I need time to adapt to it. 🐈But that’s iꩲt, I think we can do a great job.”
Martin has five more days of testing, starting at Sepang next month, bဣefore making his Aprilia grand prix deb♑ut at Buriram in March.
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