Mathematics is the most faithful reflection of the bad mood that Jorge Martin must be experiencing in these moments and which will certainly accompany him until next Friday, when he will return to the track in Buriram to face the first free practices of the Thai Grand Prix.
Until Sunday last week, the entire World Championship showed its admiration for Martin’s ability to recover, who in less than four races (a month and a half) was able to recover a total of 73 points on Pecco Bagnaia. This is the gap that goes from the 66 point margin of the Piedmontese on Saturday in Barcelona up to the 7 advantage that the Madrilenian served to savor the leadership of the world championship after the Sprint in Indonesia. However, this acceleration was short-lived, compared to Bagnaia’s reaction, who added 34 points more than his rival in just six days (combined with the Spaniard’s errors).
Martin’s crash during Sunday’s race in Mandalika, when he was comfortably leading the pack, shook him emotionally, as he was unable to capitalize on the superiority he showed on the track. The same one he showed during this weekend at Phillip Island, before making the mistake in choosing the tire (soft on the rear), which condemned him to finish the race in fifth position after having dominated it from the start and having proven to be superior. .
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Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
With his gaze projected towards Thailand, Martin states that he takes away from Australia a lesson that will always accompany him, and which he hopes to put into practice both in this last part of the season and in the future: “I have learned that when you fight for a World Championship, you have to fight with the same weapons as your rivals, especially if you are stronger than them”, said the Spaniard, who with 148 points up for grabs is 27 less than Bagnaia.
With the speed he has found since returning from the summer break, the title is still a realistic goal, even if he has less and less margin to conquer: “I leave with empty spoils even though I was the fastest all weekend. Circuits that I like arrive and I hope I don’t make the mistake in choosing tires again. It’s important to stay focused, I will fight for the world championship with all my strength.”
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