After two falls in the first two races of the season, Jorge Martín faced the third round of the championship with, somehow, the obligation to secure a handful of points and release his locker.
However, the Pramac-Ducati rider, who started second on the grid, started the race like a missile and led the first 21 laps with a devilish pace, until Aleix Espargaró passed him in the final part of the race, securing second place .
“This weekend we have got one hundred percent out of the Ducati, but in some points we are still lacking, we lose top speed, it has been clear how Aleix passed me on the straight, something unthinkable a while ago. But we have returned to good road and we finished the race, which was what we wanted”.
Martín already said in the preview that on Saturday he had returned to the set-up of the 2021 Ducati.
“We have returned to the direction we touched and I have gained confidence after two consecutive zeros,” he said.
“With the new engine and all the parts from this year we had lost a bit, we can’t squeeze the whole package out of the bike, that’s why we’ve gone back to last year’s setup and we’ve made a lot of progress, and I’m sure it will help us in the rest. of tracks. I hope in Austin to continue improving”, he warned.
Despite not being able to win the race, Martín was happy for his good friend Espargaró’s victory.
“It is very special, Aleix has helped me since I was little, he has given me food at his house, to sleep, he has given me a roof over his head, he has taught me a lot, when he has happened to me with four laps to go I have not left nothing, I’ve tried everything, but inside I was happy to see him win”, confessed the man from Madrid.
“I’m sure we’re going to have a beer today and we’re going to celebrate it in a big way,” settled Pramac’s man.
