Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing rider, has reached the summer break leading the MotoGP championship, but his confidence has been affected after a disappointing weekend in Sachsenring, where he finished fifth, over 11 seconds behind the winner, Marc Marquez.
Despite his lead in the standings, Martin is aware that his position has been more benefited by the mistakes of his rivals than by his speed in the last races. The pressure exerted by Francesco Bagnaia during the race caused the Spanish rider to maintain a position that seemed complicated in the last moments.
During the competition in Germany, Martin managed to increase his championship lead from 7 to 14 points, but he acknowledges that the difficulties of his competitors, like Marco Bezzecchi, who couldn’t compete due to a crash during qualifying, have played an important role in his current position.
Martin stated: ‘I might be leading now, but if I keep performing like I did today, I won’t hold it for long. We need to regain our speed. I know we have great potential, but in recent races I have found myself struggling with speed. We need to conduct a thorough analysis to find our way back to the good performance we had at the start of the season.’
The rider has expressed his gratitude for the leadership achieved so far, acknowledging that it has been a good start to the season, but admits that the second half of the year will need to be assessed more rigorously as his rivals recover and begin to consistently score points.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
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