Jorge Martín arrives at the Le Mans circuit with the need to do well after suffering a crash in Sunday’s race at the Jerez GP. The Spanish rider was left with a lead of just 17 points over Francesco Bagnaia, who won the Jerez GP and managed to move closer to the championship lead.
In his debrief, the Prima Pramac Racing driver spoke about his expectations for the weekend in France.
– I’m not excited, but I like it. I’m good here, I’m fast and I have potential. Last year I was first and second. I’ve been analyzing very well what we can improve this year and I think that if I improve two points I can fight for the win. I came out in 10th, then when I got back to the front, which is no excuse because I was with Bezzecchi, it was a bit difficult to overtake Marc with Miller and that’s when he got away from me. Anyway, the pace was very similar and if I approach the race differently, I’m sure I can be in the fight.
The championship leader also spoke about the rumors about who will take over the Ducati factory seat next year: ‘I’m used to it. I’ve been there for three years, it doesn’t matter if I go or someone else goes, it’s something that doesn’t affect me. I’m relaxed about the coach, the atmosphere and the options I have. The matter will be closed soon, because we’ve been working on it for a long time, but hopefully in the next two weeks everything will be cleared up.