Jorge Martín ended the MotoGP German GP with a crash while leading on the penultimate lap, a result that cost him the championship lead as he was overtaken by the race winner – Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati). Jorge Lorenzo spoke about this frustrating outcome for the Prima Pramac Racing rider.
On the podcast Dura la Vita, the former rider commented that the 2023 world runner-up had a good opportunity in the German round, which he was aware he needed to capitalize on:
– I think Jorge had a great opportunity at the Sachsenring circuit – it’s one of his favorites. Following Silverstone, the Austrian circuit is another of his favorites where, I believe, he achieved his first victory. Last year he won the duel fighting with Bagnaia and knew he had to take advantage and stay ahead of Bagnaia to continue increasing that gap. I think he was ahead by 15 points and could have stretched it to 20.
For Lorenzo, Martín’s frustration is understandable, and not just because of the race outcome itself: ‘The frustration was very strong, as seen in the images. Because it wasn’t just the crash, the loss of the lead, and the missed opportunity to pull away a bit from Bagnaia who was very strong, but he also feels left out by Ducati, so it’s a double frustration. On top of that, now there’s a month until the next race. So, the frustration is quite high. It’s about thinking positively, turning the negative into positive’.