Jorge Martín was leading the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP on the last lap, but couldn’t hold off Enea Bastianini, who had been applying pressure for several laps. However, the Ducati rider’s overtake was particularly aggressive, almost resulting in a collision and forcing Martín slightly off the track at the end of the maneuver.
The Prima Pramac rider believes it was an excessive move and hopes that since there was no penalty this time, it will remain that way in the future: ‘I think the move was a bit too much for sure, but it doesn’t makes sense to keep talking, it won’t change anything. For sure now I think we are much clearer about race direction’s ideas for the future, so I think if I have to do the same next time, for sure there will be no consequence, I hope’.
After defending for several laps, Martín was aware of Bastianini’s presence, and once again criticized the overtaking move: ‘Actually I knew Enea was there behind me for three or four laps already. I was confident; I even exited quite well from turn 3, so I just closed the line and didn’t let him pass. I closed the line, so no one could go into that line. For sure if he had been in, I would have picked up the bike and we wouldn’t even touch. It won’t change anything to keep talking about it, but I think if at least he stayed on the track, I went wide, but that’s okay. But he was outside’.
The current championship leader added: ‘We talk in the race direction sometimes, but it’s not always clear and it’s not always constant. I guess if the next time I need to do it, there shouldn’t be consequences, at least for me. Let’s see in the future; I’m not a rider who really overtakes like this. I respect the decision and I move forward’.