The young Ducati rookie rider, who started fourth on the grid and thought he had enough pace to fight for the podium this Sunday at Silverstone, saw his race end as soon as the starting lights went off, when he was hit from the side by Marc Márquez, a maneuver to the limit that ended with both pilots on the ground. Race Direction did not detect any irregularity.
“I can’t say much about what happened. The overtaking (by Márquez) could have done it, but I was on the line. He has raised the bike, I do not understand. Perhaps it has been a bit rushed”, explained Martín at the end of the race.
“In the first lap it is not necessary to go like this, but we had contact a few corners before and then we touched. A shame, because he had a very good pace to be fighting for the podium”, explained the Spaniard.
The man from Pramac, who had just won and finished third in the last two races in Austria, explained that he had had a conversation with Márquez.
“Marc has come to apologize, we have been talking, he has told me that he has measured wrong, that things are not going well for him this year. I thank you very much for coming. The bad thing is that he has thrown me, I can not say much more, “he reiterated.
“I’m upset, but not angry. These are things that can happen. Being in the top 5 all weekend for a rookie at a track like this is pretty cool. It had a plus over the rest of Ducati. It is clear that I would have fought for the podium”.
Regarding the Ducati debacle, especially Pecco Bagnaia, Martín did not have a concrete explanation.
“I don’t understand it, I think they have hesitated a lot with the choice of tyres. Pecco’s soft was a suicide, I had it very clear, and with the average it went very well. I wouldn’t have had any problems in the race.”
Despite this unexpected zero, Martín does not see a slowdown in his progression.
“This year I do not play anything. Next year I hope to be constantly fighting for the podium”, he warned.
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