Jorge Martín finished Sunday’s race in 4th position. The Spanish rider had a very intense battle with his rival, Francesco Bagnaia, in the fight for the MotoGP title, but ended up behind the Italian Ducati Lenovo Team rider who finished in 3rd position.
The Prima Pramac Racing rider spoke about the topic that has generated a lot of controversy in recent days, tire pressure and the influence it has during a MotoGP race.
– ‘ The pressure was higher than yesterday, but after three laps I was missing all the braking, but I think it was more a temperature problem when I was behind Pecco. I felt like I was giving everything, but the temperature was so high that I could crash at any time. The tire pressure is ruining the races 100% and this year with warnings and penalties it’s not easy. Next year if it’s like this we’ll be out of the race straight away, so we’ll try to get together ( the riders) and talk to the race direction’.
Asked about his chances of winning the championship, being only 14 points behind leader Francesco Bagnaia, Martín replied: ‘We lost 1 point this weekend, sometimes I get 15 points back, so it’s not a problem. We could lose both points at any time. I’m still going to find out if Pecco’s tire pressure was below normal, but from my point of view I’d rather not have the right pressure and finish on the podium. Today we could see that even if there was a penalty, we could finish on the podium with the lowest tire pressure.