Jorge Martín was one of the highlights of the Jerez GP. After winning the Sprint race, the Spanish rider was unable to avoid a mistake and a crash in Sunday’s race.
Another standout driver in the Sprint race was Pedro Acosta, who finished in second place, but like his rival, Jorge Martín, he did not achieve the best result in Sunday’s race, finishing only 10th.
Speaking to DAZN, Jorge Lorenzo commented on the performances of the two Spanish riders, who have been the main protagonists at the start of the MotoGP season so far.
– ‘If the falls had been foreseen, there would have been no falls. Martin didn’t expect an accident at that point. The fact that everyone was going out on the medium tire, which is harder in the middle and causes a little more front lockup, didn’t help. Above all, the pressure I was receiving from Bagnaia and Márquez contributed. With a gap of more than a second, maybe I could have avoided the crash, but that pressure made Martin want to give a little more, he wanted to brake later and he had problems with the front tire.
He added his opinion on the performance of the rookie, Pedro Acosta: ‘Given that this circuit was favorable to KTM, in this case GASGAS, Acosta thought he could fight for the win here, but the truth is that the race showed that he was not ready for this, he didn’t have the speed, he didn’t have the rhythm, and the crash this morning in the warm up was very strong. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, and this caused him to start the race badly, with a contact with Zarco, but he stayed on the bike and finished the race, gaining experience, kilometers and some points.
