Guy Coulon is an undeniable figure in MotoGP, especially in the Tech3 universe over the past few years. With many years of experience at the highest level, the Frenchman has seen it all and addressed what happened with Jorge Martín in Qatar.
In an interview with Paddock-GP, Coulon talked about what happened with the Pramac Racing rider: ‘Well, I can answer that with the experience I had in previous years, which I no longer have today. What often happened, with almost all riders, was that during the qualifying session in particular, when two soft tires are usually used: two laps, come in and two more laps with a second tire. What I observed, checked and rechecked many times, in different sessions and with different riders, is that after the first qualifying tire, when the rider comes in and is in his normal performance zone, and is quite satisfied with his position, he goes out with the second tire satisfied, I would say, or more or less’.
And he continued: ‘He will ride correctly, smoothly, and in general, improve his time a little. If he comes in and is not in his place, a bit low, etc., in his position, he starts again with the second tire, he tries harder, gets a little nervous, a little less flexible, attacks more, etc., and systematically says that the second tire didn’t work, that it didn’t have grip, because he was more aggressive with his bike‘.
Und er erklärte, dass er, um das, was er getan hat, ‘auszugleichen’, letztendlich aggressiver wird: ‘Dasselbe passiert, wenn ein Fahrer keinen guten Start hinlegt: Nun, um das auszugleichen, ist er ein wenig aggressiver, weniger konzentriert auf seine Fahrweise und beginnt zu denken, dass der Reifen nicht funktioniert, weil er aggressiv ist, er verliert ein wenig Grip und fängt an, sich im Rennen zu schleppen und zu sich selbst zu sagen: “Ich werde es wegen dieses Reifens nicht schaffen”, und wird noch aggressiver und gerät ein wenig in Panik und hat Probleme. Am Ende wird er sagen: “Nun, der Reifen hat nicht funktioniert”‘.
