Martin ‘doesn’t have to get obsessed’ with beating MotoGP title rival Bagnaia
The Pramac rider converted pole to his fifth-successive sprint victory and seventh of the season to cut Bagnaia’s championship lead down to 18 points. Having started sixth, Bagnaia could do no more than seventh in the sprint, later blaming time lost at the start and being stuck behind a “useless” battle between Johann Zarco and Alex Marquez for compromising him. Martin’s sprint win comes just a week on from losing the Australian GP victory on the last lap when his soft tyre gamble failed, which also followed a crash out of a comfortable lead in the Indonesian GP. “It's a good time to start knowing how many risks to take,” Martin said. “Today I had to take advantage of Pecco's seventh position to recover points, and I had to win. But we don't have to get obsessed with him.” Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing He added: “Well, for sure always recovering points is great. I’m in a position where I...