The almost perfect weekend of the first Spaniard in MotoGP

The Prima Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin He was the overall winner of the French GP, where he emerged with 32 points out of 37 possible, for his first in the Sprint and his second in the Race, allowing him to re-enlist for the title since he is now fourth in the MotoGP table just 14 points behind leader Bagnaia, the first Spaniard.

A complete weekend that the driver from San Sebastián de los Reyes deserves, probably the fastest driver on the grid and the Sprint format should fit him like a glove. Saturday’s race at Le Mans was a good example of this and allowed him to rediscover himself with a victory that has eluded him since the 2021 Styrian GP.

On Sunday, ‘Martinator’ joined his podium after Bezzecchi with a great video of his great battle with six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez for second place. There were eight cat-and-mouse turns where Marc Márquez tried to live up to the speed of the Ducati and Jorge Martín was maturing on him and looking for where he could pass cleanly. Because unlike the first three laps of the Carrera de Portimao where they collided several times, this time neither side made mistakes and gave each other space.

With 7 minutes remaining, Martín passed Márquez for the first time, who responded with the ensuing braking. One the two Spaniards returned to the analysis and three for the last new attempt and response. ‘Martinator”s final push came at turn 7, with a turn and a half to go, when he passed him cleanly, taking advantage of the fact that Marc was already making a lot of violent moves which finally accelerated the his downfall at this point.

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“In the end, he fell, so I’m not done beating him yet. But, above all, you learn. Fighting a champion like Marc you learn, you see how he closes the lanes when he gets past him. The truth is that he is incredible. I hope to improve for the future. Going behind him I wasn’t getting the most out of it. I have to think hard to change lanes, and apart from accumulating tires, because when you have to pass you I have to use rubber. I’m saving up a bit, but when he overtakes. It’s not easy, but since yesterday afternoon I’m very comfortable. I think we have a very complete bike and in the end we haven’t touched anything with respect to Jerez and this is being a bit the key”, explained ‘Martinator’ ‘ his experience fighting with Marc Márquez.

“When I came to him there was no study or anything, you have to improvise. I tried six or seven times to pass him, but with the soft front tire it was difficult. Likewise, it was a good, clean fight. We have both been aggressive and the We both tried our best. In the end he made a mistake, but I would have liked to finish the race together. Even if I came third, I think he deserved it too. We had a great race. We hope to have more in the future” , lived.

Now he has become a candidate for the title of MotoGP, although he appeared in the forecasts before the start of the World Cup, but the result is missing.

“Before Jerez I was 11th and now I am fourth and close. It’s not something I think about, although it’s clearly something that’s there. I have everything, the speed, the bike, a good team… If everything goes as it should and we finish the races, we will be able to fight it. Right now I’m not thinking about it, obviously, but I think the end of the season is my zone. On the Asian tour I was always more competitive and I found myself more comfortable, and when I was more driven I got the confidence that maybe I get now”, he settled.