Although the man from Madrid is always in the pools when it comes to the fight for pole position, and more so on this circuit, the truth is that Jorge Martín’s ease in completing an explosive lap and overcoming rivals that are much more expert and historically capable of a dry turn.
But Martín, despite having a completely new bike and without being fully adjusted, managed to set a time of 1.53.011 that will allow him to start first.
“I’m happy, but not completely, I’m not very confident for tomorrow, we lack grip and I suffer a lot when turning the bike. I didn’t expect pole position, although I knew I had potential, I found a good wheel with Pol Espargaró, I improved with the second tire, I had a scare with the first one. I have to assimilate it because there is no lack of rhythm, but tomorrow we will try to be there”, said Martín just getting off the bike.
Already in the parc fermé, having assimilated pole position, Martín was a little more optimistic about the race, although without giving himself many options.
“I’m confident for tomorrow, but I’m not ready to win, I would like to have something else to go more calmly in the last laps. It will be important to decide the rubber (rear) well, I feel good with the soft and the medium, with both I am doing well, but the Suzuki have taken a big step, also Marc Márquez and Enea Bastianini, I would like to take one more step so as not to go so far,” he explained.
In addition to one lap, the Spaniard looks strong for the race.
“In rhythm I am more comfortable, I have more experience and I know how to manage the wheels, we will see the dynamics of the race, at the beginning here you have to manage the first few laps a lot, everything will be decided in the last five or six”, he predicted.
“I think there will be five or six riders who will arrive at the front at the end, it will be key to see the consumption of gasoline and tires”.
On that decision of the tires, Martín did not want to give clues.
“I’m still not sure what tires I’m going to take, the two compounds work well, with the soft one you can last 15 laps, the average is more stable, but it’s less fast, we have to see which one we’ll get to the end of the race better with”, settled that of San Sebastian de los Reyes.
