Jorge Martin goes fastest at MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas but reveals sickness: “I feel bad, really weak”
The Pramac R𒊎﷽acing rider revealed afterwards that he came into the weekend in Texas feeling unwell and it hampered him throughout Friday.
Martin’s &nbs🙈p;2:02.178s in his time attack - coupled with a costly fall for championship leader Marco Bezzecchi - allow🎐ed him to edge Francesco Bagnaia’s earlier pace-setting time and emerge fastest despite his sickness.
“I’m happy about the result but we’re still far from our best,” Martin sa💧id.
“The bike is working well but I fee🅘l really bad, really ✅weak. I need to recover.
“Because today was a really tough day.
“I had no strength so I feel like we str♒uggled at every corner.
“But, happy. We found our way in the last ha𒁃lf an hour of pra♛ctice.
“I am confident that [on Saturday] we have t⛎ime to work.
“I tried during practice to𓄧 manage the physical side. To keep energy “for the end. It went well.
“[On Saturday] in FP3 it is important to work. I need to 🙈push.”
The sprint race in Texas is a 9pm (UK) on Saturday but it begs the question how an unwell Martin will emerge through a busy and intense Satur𓃲day format.
James was a spor𒊎ts journalist at Sky Sports for a decadeꦫ covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
