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Austin MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Bad Statistics, Dominant Riders, And Eager Rookies Saturday was a day of two halves at the Circuit Of The Americas. FP2 looked promising, and then qualifying turned into a real show, with thrills, spills, and surprises. Maverick Viñales destroying the lap record, Pedro Acosta getting his first front row start, continuing his meteoric rise as a rookie, and Marc Marquez joining them on the front row. Jorge Martin crashing heavily twice, and still managing to salvage a spot on the second row, alongside the factory Ducatis of Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini.

Martin owned up to both crashes. "I was coming really hot in the first lap for sure. Improving three tenths on the lap of yesterday already in the first sector, so I think it was going to be a good lap!" the Pramac Ducati rider said. "But then I was losing the front all the weekend in T11. So I tried a bit too much and yeah, you could see the replays that I was from the beginning already over the limit."

That was on his first run, and Martin didn't want waste his first tire, so he stuck with it. "I picked up the bike and I thought, the bike is OK, let's try for another lap." He was on course for the front row, but overconfidence in Turn 18 proved disastrous. "I was too aggressive on the throttle in that corner. I was lucky because if I highsided at that moment I wouldn't be here today talking with you, for sure."


David EmmettSun, 14/Apr/2024 - 02:32

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