He took pole in Qatar and his third front row of the year in Argentina, where he will start second on the grid with an eye on making up points after crashing out in the first two races of the year.
Jorge Martín came to be on provisional pole, but an explosive last lap by Aleix Espargaró relegated him to second place.
“I didn’t expect Aleix to improve my last time, but I’m very happy for him and for Aprilia”, said a Martin who looks stronger than in the whole season so far.
“The truth is that I have not felt too strong in the previous weekends, but it is true that this time I feel very good, this track has always been good for me,” he said.
“In FP1 I was a bit lost, but in FP2 we went back to last year’s setting, the bike didn’t work well, we were a bit lost with all the changes to this year’s bike, and we went back a bit to what We were doing well last year, I find the sensations again, I got lost in preseason and I think we’re back”, he announced.
For the man from Madrid, now the most important thing is to finish the race and score.
“I feel strong, it will be difficult to follow Aleix Espargaró who has a great pace, but we are going to try to be with him, hold out until the end and fight for victory. The goal is the podium but without going crazy because after two crashes and the most important thing is to finish and score points, I prefer a fourth than a crash, calmly but ahead”, he said.
The set-up problems have prevented Jorge from being regular this year.
“It was strong at some point but in general it was not constant, it was difficult for me to keep up the pace in the race, and with this setting I get less tired, the bike turns more and it helps me to be more regular, I look forward to the race because I feel very right”.
Finally, they asked Jorge to assess his real chances of victory.
“I see Aleix very, very confident, he says that he can make a great pace throughout the race, if it goes well I will follow him, and if I see that I have a better rhythm I will try to pass him, the goal is the podium”, settled the boy from Saint Sebastian of the kings.
