Jorge Martin admits he finds it “unusual” to speak to Ducati’s MotoGP chief Gigi Dall’Igna after being handed over for a manufacturing unit promotion for the 2025 season.
The Spaniard was initially chosen to accomplice Francesco Bagnaia on the works Ducati squad on the again of his beautiful kind with Pramac, earlier than Marc Marquez’s refusal to affix Pramac forced the Borgo Panigale marque to make a U-turn on its authentic choice.
That prompted Martin to take issues in his personal palms and join Aprilia on a multi-year deal, ending a relationship with Ducati that has existed since he stepped as much as the premier class in 2021.
However whereas they could be going their separate methods subsequent yr, Martin continues to be contracted with Ducati till the tip of the season and has to work with the Italian marque to clinch the 2024 titles.
Talking at Assen about how his choice to affix Aprilia has modified his mindset, the championship chief pressured that it’s essential for him and Ducati to stay sincere with every of their dealings regardless of the troublesome state of affairs they discover themselves in.
“For certain, it is unusual once I converse with Gigi and the fellows, the Ducati engineers,” he stated.
“A bit unusual, as a result of they ask me quite a lot of issues about what is going on on on the monitor. It is troublesome to be sincere.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
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“However I assume they wish to assist me, so I’ll attempt to be sincere with them, attempt to clarify what occurred and attempt to enhance. I hope as I give info, they provide me again info.
“That is the important thing. I’ll attempt to get assist from them. However it’s a bit unusual once they come within the field and to talk with them.”
Martin has spent a lot of the yr battling questions on his future and was himself wanting to have readability on his future earlier than the summer season break.
With the Aprilia deal now firmed up, the 26-year-old admits he’s extra “relaxed” and might deal with racing for himself, as a substitute of attempting to show Ducati that he’s worthy of a manufacturing unit seat.
“I am extra relaxed now,” he stated. “I really feel far more relaxed within the field.
“I do not know I used to be obsessed to reveal Ducati that I used to be the one. Now I really feel I’ve to reveal any extra.
“It is simply racing for myself to attempt to be up with higher rider on a regular basis. That is my important purpose.
“I haven’t got to race anymore to show Ducati something, simply to show myself that I can imagine in myself and I can do the targets that I’ve in my thoughts.”
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Martin has led the championship for the reason that begin of the yr and takes an 18-point lead into this weekend’s Assen spherical, with Bagnaia his closest challenger within the title battle.
Requested if he wished to show Ducati made the incorrect name to miss him for Marquez, he stated: “No, no, no. By no means.
“Even when I had a 100-points lead I would not be a alternative! It isn’t about proving something.
“It is extra about engaged on myself to be a greater rider, in Valencia on the finish of the yr and to be a greater rider subsequent season.”