“Hungover” Jorge Martin: “Front feeling incredible” on Aprilia MotoGP debut
“It was 🌱the best bike I ever rode in terms of the front endꩵ. It was crazy”
New MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin has revealed he ꧙was still feeling a little ‘second-hand’ on his way to eleventh place on his Aprilia debut at November’s Barcelona test.
But that di💎dn’t stop the Spaniard revelling in the front-end feeling from the RS-GP, which was the only bike other than Ducati to win races last season.
“The [Tuesday] Barcelona test, firstly I was still hungover from Sunday! So, trust me, it was really difficult to ride because it was a huge party!” smiled Martin at the official Aprilia team launch, where it was also confirmed that he will race with the #1 pla꧑te this season.
“Then when I went on the bike, I didn’t know what to expect, so I had an [open] mind. The front f🙈eeling was incredible, it was unb💜elievable. I think it was the best bike I ever rode in terms of the front end. It was crazy.
“I was a bit slow at the beginning, but♏ then I started to build some speed and I could see a bit of problems for me,” continued Martin, who had been a Pramac Ducati rider since joining M𒉰otoGP in 2020.
“Maybe it wasn’t for Aleix or Maverick, but it was for me. Like the movement was a bit more unstable than the Ducati. Then we started to do some changes and 🦋everything became more stable.”
Aprilia offered Martin and new team-mate Marco Bezzecchi the 2024 bike to try as well as a 2025♈ prototype.
“We tried new things for 2025 that were good also, like🍨 a new fairing, changes to the bike in general. It’s a big step compared to 2024, so I’m optimistic,” Martin said.
“Let’s say that the﷽ traction also I struggled a bit, but I think that’s more for me to adapt to the bike rather than the bike itself.
“I feel like the bike is really good and really competitive, but I need time to understand where to push, where to gain time or where to ride more slowly🌜.”
Mart🅷in also acknowledged that he needs to change his riding style to get the most from the RS-GP.
“In the Bar♐celona test I was riding like it was still a Ducati. I need to change a lot m🌠y style,” he explained.
💛“I’ve been workin🍨g already in the winter trying to analyse where I can be better.
“I’ve also ꦏbeen watching a lot of races to try to understand where they were good, like Ma꧋verick in Austin, Aleix in Silverstone - the positives.
“I think the bike is really 🔜good. I need time to adapt to it. But that’s it, I think w𓃲e can do a great job.”
Martin has five more days of testing, starti💝ng at Sepang next month, before making his Aprilia grand prix debut at Buriram in March.
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