Jorge Martin was caught in two minds at the Qatar MotoGP after electing to prioritise tyre saving over raw pace.
After winning Saturday’s sprint, Martin started from pole once again but lost the lead to Francesco Bagnaia midway through lap one.Happy with the podium, Martin felt he could have challenged Bagnaia had he produced a faster pace sooner.
“But the pace was fast and with two laps to go I was able to make two 52.7 to pull away from Marc and nearly catch Brad. The Prima Pramac rider added: “I expected us to be a bit more calm on the first few laps but as soon as he went to the front he was pushing; not like hell because we couldn't due to the tyres, but he was pushing a lot.
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