Martin "wouldn't have won" Japan MotoGP race "thinking about championship"
The Pramac Ducati rider completed his second sprint/grand prix double in three rounds at Motegi last weekend to cut Francesco Bagnaia's champion ship lead down to three points. Martin, who also qualified on pole, recovered from an early mistake after emerging from pitlane on his wet bike as the rain intensified as the leading stopper to win by 1.4s when the grand prix was red-flagged on lap 13 of 24. Chased by Bagnaia in the latter stages of the grand prix, Martin insists his thoughts were not on the champion ship as he gunned for his third Sunday win of the season. "I was committed to getting a good result, when it started to rain I got behind Pecco to understand if he would stop or not [to change bikes]," Martin began. "We stopped together and I started very fast, I was able to understand the conditions and I was able to get ahead. "In the end, it was very difficult and dangerous to continue." He added: "I had to ...