Australian MotoGP: Jorge Martin on Ducati snub - “They’ve just made the decision as if they were a person in the stands”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia in the Lenovo Ducati Team in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up, winning a three-way battle with Martin and current incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller.
Martin opened u𝕴p, via The Ducati Decision, on being initially told that he would get the nod.
He said: “I’m most angry or most disgus♛ted because it’s as if they haven’t been inside the box which is where everything really happens.
“They’ve just made the decision a▨s if they were a person in the stands.
“This is the o✤nly thing that bothers me a little.”
Gresini Racing rider Bastianini has won three races this season and is fourth in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings, five places above Pramac Racing’s Martin.

D🥂ucati sporting director Paoꦫlo Ciabatti said: “The three grands prix won by Enea were a bit of the reason that the balance went to his side.”
Bastianini reacted: “For me it was not a big surprise because, after three victories, I thought that I’d probably be the factory rider f𒆙or next year.”
Martin said: “It is the only reason - his victories. In terms o൲f work and level, we are similar. Both of us deserved iಌt.”
Bastianini: “I received a phone ca𒊎ll from Gigi Dallꦅ’Igna. I missed the first call because I was riding my motorbike!”
Martin: “I was told they’d choose me”
Ernest Riveras, DAZN commentator, ♛said: “People from Spain thought that Martin would be chosen.
“Martin thought: ‘I am aꦇ better rider t🐼han Bastianini’.
“They had already talked to𒊎 Maꦗrtin: ‘You are ready for us in 2023’.”

Martin🐎 revealed: “Inside Ducati some people were trying to have Enea, some people were trying to have me.
“So the people that spoke to me told me that they w♉ould choose me!”
Bastianini, speaking earlier this year, said: “I thought it would be Jorge because he is a fast💫 rider.”
Bastianini did not finish the Austrian MotoGP in August, as Martin finished 10th, just weeks be🔜fore the big decision was due.
Riveras said♊: “At th🦋e end of the Austrian MotoGP, Jorge said to me: ‘I have a good feeling’.”
Martin: “The people tha♛t spoke to me told me that they would choose me. That’s why I had a good feeling. But it was 50-50 - yes or🌞 no.”
Ciabat𓆏ti explained the process: “After Austria we had an online meeting with Mr. Domenic🔴ali, Mr. Dall’Igna and Davide Tardozzi to put our ideas together.

“We had to evaluate two very young r♕iders with great futures, who hꦦave different pros and cons.
“We were not all convinced which way to go. Some people though Jorge was the better 🍨option, some people thought Enea.
“Maybe not everybody will be happy 100 percent. They will have the same conditions on the technical side and the salary side. It will be two factory riders in two🐓 teams.”
Riveras s🎶aid about Martin: “His ego is bruised so he’s da😼ngerous right now.”
Martin and Bastianini head into this weekend's 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Australian MotoGP with their futures sor﷽ted - but with the talking point of Ducati team orders set to crop up.
Bagnaia is just two points adrift of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo with three races to go as they battle for the championship and could b൩enefit fr𒆙om assistance from his fellow Ducati riders.

J🌄ames was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American spo൩rts, to football, to F1.