MotoGP title chief Jorge Martín admitted he “would not have any strengths in the meanwhile” regardless of securing a spot in direct qualifying 2 on the German Grand Prix.
The Spaniard, who missed final 12 months’s occasion resulting from damage and made his Aprilia debut on the Sachsenring, mentioned he was fighting each entrance and rear grip within the RS-GP.
Martin’s greatest lap was 0.600 seconds behind Ducati pacesetter Marc Marquez and 0.447 seconds behind Aprilia’s quickest rider, Raul Fernandez.
Nevertheless, he was solely 0.015 seconds slower than his teammate and closest championship rival Marco Bezzecchi, which took them each instantly into Q2.
Jorge Martin, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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“I’ve by no means ridden right here with Aprilia, so I all the time really feel like I’m behind and I really feel a giant distinction in comparison with final time (with Ducati),” defined Jorge Martín.
“We have now somewhat bit of labor to do immediately, however our purpose is all the time to get into Q2 and we hope to take one other step ahead from Friday to Saturday.
“Clearly I am centered on myself, however I can get assist (by ) different Aprilias who’re somewhat sooner than me.
“I believe T7, T8 and T9 are the factors the place we’re shedding time, so we have now to extend our nook pace in comparison with these.
“I do know I am nonetheless somewhat far-off from preventing for a win. I believe I am able to goal for a podium, however I must take one other step ahead.”
Jorge Martin, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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“I don’t have any strengths in the meanwhile.”
Martin added: “In the mean time I do not really feel any grip within the rear and the entrance is shifting lots on the sting of the corners.
“So I haven’t got any strengths at this level.
“I believe it will be a tough race if issues proceed like this, however I hope we are able to discover one thing constructive tomorrow.”
Reflecting on the primary half of the season, which noticed him take Aprilia’s first wins at COTA (Dash) and Le Mans (Dash and Grand Prix), the reigning world champion mentioned:
“I had an important begin to the season (after pre-season surgical procedure), however my purpose is all the time to enhance and I really feel like I am somewhat removed from profitable Le Mans proper now.
“We all know that the remainder of the manufacturers, like Ducati and different manufacturers, have improved lots. So we have now to maintain enhancing or we are going to fall behind.”
