Jorge Martín confirmed the information advanced by Mortorsport.com this Thursday morning, referring to the fact that he will undergo surgery this Monday in Modena, missing the official test that will take place the day after the conclusion of the Catalan Grand Prix of MotoGP.
“I have a problem with a nerve in my right hand that I have to solve and on Monday morning I will undergo surgery in Modena, it is the solution that is going to help me the most in the long term, I skip the test to try to get there best possible to Germany”, on the weekend of July 19 .
A clear sign of Ducati’s interest in Martin’s recovery is that they have been in charge of finding the best specialists and coordinating the intervention.
“Ducati has a great interest and full confidence in me and in my work, we have been traveling for more than two weeks, even traveling to Italy, seeing doctors and looking for solutions, and they will cover all expenses, which is an important detail that demonstrates their involvement. on this whole issue”. On missing the test, Martín played down the importance: “We have nothing to prove, nothing that can help me at the driving level, what has to be proven can be done by other drivers”, he settled that issue.
They asked Martín, once again, about the future : “This is not the time, the goal is to be in the official team, but I don’t think I have to talk about it now, I have to focus on being competitive again like last year. past, it’s the only way to show that I deserve the place, to find the confidence that helps me achieve the goal. It’s time to overcome the situation and we’ll be where we want”.
“At the level of results, the choice, right now, anyone would have it clear, but if you look inside the box, which is what the factory sees, they know what one and the other carries, and the work of each one,” he added.
As Motorsport.com has learned, Ducati has guaranteed Martín that, wherever he may be, next year he will have material identical to that of Pecco Bagnaia and that he will wait until the end of August to make a decision on who completes the official team.
“Indeed, Ducati has told me that it will wait until the end of August, so I have a few races to recover, they have also assured me that I will have a bike identical to that of Pecco and the other rider”, in reference to Enea Bastianini.
