Jorge Martín will start third in the Thai MotoGP GP races. The rider aimed to fight for pole position – which ended up in the hands of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – but he crashed in turn 9 at Buriram, preventing him from riding in the final four minutes.
The Prima Pramac rider told the official broadcast: ‘I’m okay. The first row was the target. Today it was difficult; it’s really hot, really humid, so it was difficult to be better than yesterday’.
Regarding the crash, Martín admitted he may have overdone it: ‘In the second stint, I was pushing a bit too much, I was coming really hot, just going for the 1m28s’.
Despite the outcome, the result is satisfactory for the championship leader, as he stated: ‘The first row is enough. I see Pecco quite strong, so, let’s go for it’.