Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge♛ Martin says his MotoGP return from injury at the Qatar Grand Prix was “better than expected” and showed he “didn’t lose the style” on his Aprilia.

The 2024 MotoGP title winner has been🦹 absent since crashing after 13 laps of day one of pre-season testing in Malaysia, with a training incident prior toꦉ the Thai Grand Prix setting him back further.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin finally made his Aprilia race weekend debut on Friday at the Qatar GP, with the Spaniard completing a total of 34 laps and ending 𒐪the day just 1.568s off the best pace down in 20th.

Commenting on hi꧃s physical condition, Martin admits Friday in Qatar felt like the first day of pre-season testing and is “struggling” on the right side of his body as he is having to compensate for the injuries to his left wrist.

But𝓀 overall, he felt is wen💞t better than he anticipated.

“I took a lot of painkillers, so now it’s ♐not that bad,” he🦩 told MotoGP’s official website.

“I fe💙el it [the𓆉 pain] even more in the ribs than in the hand.

“But the thing is I’m doing everything with the right part of the body,𒉰 so I’m struggling. I have a lot of arm pump.

"I need to take my time to get back to🤪 that speed and get back to that physical side because now it’s like the first day of Malaysia [test] for me. So, I need to take my time and be calm.

“I think it was better than expected. I think in the first lap already I was touching [the ground] with my elbows down and the style, I didn’t lose tဣhe style. So, I’m happy about that.

“I can have good photos, so this is good! But the important thing is I can ride the bike properly and be safe. So, I’m ha෴ppy with that.”

Martin admits he couldn’t string more than two l෴aps together during FP1, but by the second session he was able to push his body more and even offer Aprilia feedback about the RS-GP.

“I’m good. For sure, today was just a day to try my fee൲ling on a MotoGP bike,” h♚e added.

“I think it wasไ a succesಌs because I could ride normally and do a lot of laps on the bike.

“For sure, the physical condition was a♊n issue. I struggled, mostly in the morning, to make two laps in a row.

“But then in the evening I was able to make four, five laps [in succession]. So, I think the step𓆉 was huge and we are in thﷺe good direction.

“I started to have some feelings on the new bike, I started to give some feed♐back to the team, which was the main thing. We are doing a great job, so just step by step.”