Jorge Martin: ‘We need to find our pace like last season, I will be fastest…’

☂Jorge Martin believes he will be fastest when small issues aboard his GP24 Ducatꦅi are ironed out.

Jorge
Jorge

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin made another strong start to round two of the 2024 MotoGP season in Portimao, however♏, the Pramac rider expected more from his time attack run.

Arguably th🍎e most talented rider in MotoGP when it comes to finding pace over one lap,🍷 Martin instead improved his lap time by a smaller margin than expected when the soft tyres were fitting in Friday’s crucial second practice. 

The day began with damp patches𓄧 on the track and a dirty surface, which didn’t help preparations.

Speaking after second practice, Martin said: “I think that on the [🀅racing] line it was quite n𒐪ormal, but if you went outside it is risky.

“I don’t think they were in perfect condition for a MotoGP [bike] but we canno🍃t control the weather. Hopefully for tomorrow it can improve a little bit.”

Happy with the different tyre compounds he used, Martꦏin appears to have the pace to challenge this weekend.

But Martin is 🍰still searching for more performance, particularly when it comes to qualifying as being on the front 🌼row is going to be a must, according to the Pramac rider.

“I think the balance is positive,” added Martin. “With the medi൲um tyre I think I was one of the fastest.

“I tried all the different tyres so it was a good day. The only𓂃 thing I was expecting was much more from the soft.

“When I jumped to the soft I thought I was going to have better performance and I didn’t. With both the first and 🐟second soft rear I didn’t [improve].

“I thi🌠nk we are missing something there but I’m not so far, just a couple of tenths. I think we have to be a bit more competitive.

“Here it is so important, not only because the 🦩track is difficult to overtake but also because it is dirty. It is important to be in the first row.”

Chatter was Du🎀cati’s biggest area of concern at the opening round in Qatar, while vibrations are soꦉmething that had caused Martin issues in pre-season testing.

But Martin said those concerns were eliminate🦩d on day-one in Portimao, despite not being in the same shape as last🦂 season.

Martin added: “The vibrat꧋ions are not here anymore so I can now be focused on the set-up. But still I’m missing a little bit with this new bike when entering into the corne🌠r.

“Also, change of directions are a bit tougher with the new bike. I’m working on it. I’m ไstrong on braking but I’m still missing something on fast corners; entering the corner.

“We need to find our pace like last season b𒁏e﷽cause when we do I will be fastest straight away.

Read More