Jorge Martin admits “ghosts on my mind” in Indonesian MotoGP

"I got revenge!"

Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin

MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin says previous crashes at the Indonesian Grand Prix left him with “some g🦂hosts on my mind” on his way to victory on Sun🤪day.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2024 MotoGP Indonesian GP race results

The Pramac rider crashed out of a commanding lead in the 2023 Indonesian GP, while on Sa📖turday this year he fell from first on the opening lap 🐈of the sprint.

Leading from pole on Sunday for the 27-lap grand prix, Martin “got revenge” on the Mandalik꧒a circuit to score his third main♓ race win of the season.

Speaking ♔after the race, Martin says the memories of previou⛄s crashes weighed on his mind midway through the grand prix. 

“Yeah, I got revenge from Mandalika,” Martin, who has grown his champiܫonship lead again, said.

“After last season’s crash, today was a difficult༺ race, and after yesterday’s crash also.

“After 13 laps I had༺ some ghosts on my mind in corner 1🅘1, and then every lap in corner 16.

“I was trying to be really careful. We had a loꦯt of wind from the side in that part.

“I was struggling to turn, it was like if I was riding a scooter. I know I was losing a lot in that part to Acosta, but I was thinking ‘Ok, if I lose here I push i🥂n other parts’.

“So, I think I was really careful understanding the𒊎 situation at the start of the race and theಞn trying to push a bit more every lap.

“Acosta was incredibl🦄e, he was pushing. Even the laps that I was trying to make a gap, he 💖was staying at under one second.

“So, for sure he is strꦑong and I’m happy I performed really good.”

Martin had 🐎pressure from Tech3’s Pedro Acosta in the first half of the race, with his lead coming down to under eight tenths at one stage.

The Pramac rider eventually took the chequered flag 1.4s clear, though it did swell to well over two seconds before Martꦇin backed off on the final lap.

“I mean, I tried to be calm always,” he added.

“I tried to be my best ve🍷rsion, and even if t🔯he rider behind is one tenth or eight, it’s important to do the same things.

“I didn’t try to change or push moജre or les꧟s. I was at my maximum, so it was Pedro who was catching and making mistakes.

“I was trying to do alw🅷ays the same thing. This is the way I try to perform to be bett🉐er.”

Martin’s ch♉ampionship lead is provisionally at 21 points, though an impending tyre pressure investig🐻ation could demote Acosta out of second and promote Francesco Bagnaia.

This𒀰 would see Martꦜin’s championship lead shrink to 17 points over Bagnaia. 

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