Jorge Martín was masterful in the sprint race at the MotoGP Indian GP, winning in dominant fashion at the Buddh International Circuit – ahead of the defending champion, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).
Speaking to the journalists, Pramac’s #89 admitted that he was surprised by the gap he had already built in the first lap, and he then tried to extend it: ‘It was a nice race. The moments before the race were a bit difficult, because we spent a lot of time in the box and it was difficult to keep the concentration. But finally everything went well. I did a great start, that was a bit my plan. I was impressed that in the first lap already had a gap of half-a-second and from that point I tried to push a little bit more for two/three laps to try to increase that gap. It was like this, so I’m quite happy. The conditions of the track were also good; I think that with less temperature it was nice to ride and everything was working a bit better. I’m happy for sure for being also the first man to win in India, I really enjoy this track. Hopefully tomorrow we can improve a little bit and keep the others behind’.
When asked whether the race would have been different without Marco Bezzecchi’s incident (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati) and with his rival at the top positions, Martín answered: ‘For sure the race would be much, much faster, I think. I think I still had that margin to push a little bit more. For sure when you are behind recovering you need to give your 120 per cent. For sure tomorrow I think Bez, also Pecco, will close the gap. So, it will be a much different story. Also a different schedule, with much more heat. So, it will be really different. But I’ll try my best’.