Jorge Martin made ‘a big change’ but lags behind Aprilias and KTMs without grip
“We tried a different set-up, a big change wh𒁏ich normally we don’t do"
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin detailed the difficult🐲ies he faced with grip on Friday in Barcelona, which rꦓesulted in lagging behind the Aprilias and KTMs.
Pramac’s Martin was only sixth-fastest overall in Friday practice at the Catalunya MotoGP, with Francesco Bagnaia the quick𒅌est Duc🦩ati in fourth.
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro finished ahead of KTM pair Brad Binder and Pedro Acos♊ta.
But Martin did top the morning🌟 session and emerged pleased with how his weekend has st🧸arted.
Martin, knowಌing he would struggle with a lac📖k of a grip in Barcelona, revealed afterwards that the attempted an uncharacteristic change.
“It was good,” he said about his practice ✃session. “We had a lot of work to do today, I knew before we starte🃏d.
“We tried a different set-up, a big change 𒁃which normall🐽y we don’t do.
“But, for this track, we needed to try something because the difference between Aprilia, KTM𝕴 and Duc🦩ati is big. We tried to close the gap.
“It worked good so I am glad we tried it.
“But, ꩵI didn’t understand enough to push ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ100% in the time attack.
“I decided to go with the change in the time attack. Normally I pr🌃efer to g🍰o with my standard. I missed something.
“T🎐omorrow, we have to understand how to be faster in the time attack.”
Martin explained why his Ducati is behind Aprilia and KTM: “I🐷 think we suffer more with grip. We are so fast but, when there is no grip, we struggle to transfer the weight.
“Then you can start moving the rear but y💃ou lose in other parts. We struggle more than Aprilia and KTM on tracks where there is no grip.”
He was💙 asked if he agrees that the new tyres this season have more grip, and sometimes cause the rear tyre to push the front of the bike forwards.
“Tyres are🌄 better on the edge,” he answered. “I don’t know if it’s the bike or the tyres but it is working bette♈r.
“I can touch the throttle earlier.🍒 Instead of last season when I tou🅰ched the throttle and was already sliding. This was the main problem.”
Does Martin adjust his riding style to compensate when there is 💫a lack of grip?
“The technique? It’s complicated,” he sai𝄹d. 🤪“You need to work a lot on your position on the bike.
“Not only on the seat but also with your shoulders. Sometimes opening to slide, then closing to gr✨ip. Sliding, then grip…
“It’s not easy. I like it. You use your skills instea🥂d of just going full gas and the bike does everything.”
Martin entered t꧟his weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP, the sixth round of the 202🦩4 season, as the championship leader.
He is🍌 38 points ahead of ꦑreigning champion Bagnaia, and 40 clear from Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez.
Mar🌸tin is also awaiting Ducati’s big decision about whether he will be promoted into their factory team next 💙year.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to f൲ootball, to F1.
