{"id":2039178,"date":"2026-07-11T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039178"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:51:15","slug":"jorge-martin-always-late-to-sunday-as-germany-motogp-race-work-useless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039178","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Martin \u201calways late to Sunday\u201d as Germany MotoGP race work \u201cuseless\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Jorge Martin \u201calways late to Sunday\u201d as Germany MotoGP race work \u201cuseless\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Jorge Martin says he is not strong enough on Fridays in MotoGP weekends yet on the Aprilia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-11T16:51:15+01:00\">11 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Jorge Martin says his race preparation prior to the MotoGP German Grand Prix sprint \u201cwas useless\u201d, and he is \u201calways late\u201d in finding what he needs for Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The championship leader was off the pace on Friday, complaining of having \u201cno strong points\u201d on the factory Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying ninth, Jorge Martin was able to recover to sixth in the sprint and put pressure on Trackhouse Aprilia\u2019s Raul Fernandez in the closing stages of the 15-lap race.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lacking confidence in the front-end, Martin says Aprilia made a lot of changes to his bike ahead of the sprint, which effectively rendered Saturday\u2019s race as \u201cmy FP2\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAbout the sprint, I can say that I improved a lot from yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the morning also, I think we were losing a bit the direction in terms of set-up, and we saw the other Aprilia were in another direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came back to that way and I feel a bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked what was changed on the bike, he replied: \u201cA bit of electronics. I&#8217;m working on my normal style, let&#8217;s say, because I don&#8217;t really want to go out of the line there, but set-up, we changed a lot of things for the sprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that&#8217;s why I did two sighting laps to try to understand if the bike was better or not.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, honestly, in the morning I was losing three, four tenths to the Aprilias, and in the race I was able to be close to Raul [Fernandez] and also to [Ai] Ogura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo with that step, now we have to make another step, and let&#8217;s see if tomorrow we have something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-10f5aac2460a5254cc3e03dd265c4902a9aaef155e4bffa6a62c4bec7f551528\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Starting grid for the 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP race after penalties<\/li>\n<li>Sachsenring Sprint: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ducati has been a step ahead of Aprilia all weekend at the Sachsenring, with Martin admitting that it will be \u201cdifficult\u201d to take the fight to the Italian brand on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, here it&#8217;s difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, starting from the back is tough. I think we were all weekend, I mean yesterday, today, all the work we did till the race was useless.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo now it seems like it\u2019s [the sprint] like my FP2, today was like my FP2, so I need to continue improving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI struggle a lot on Fridays to put everything together, and I&#8217;m always late to Sunday, and I need to understand this to fight the second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThe only nice thing from today\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Martin made a rapid start, overtaking Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap to get into the top six.<\/p>\n<p>He says it was \u201cthe only nice thing\u201d from his sprint.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it&#8217;s not the first time I am able to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember in 2023 I already did the same overtake &#8211; I think to Jack [Miller] and Pecco &#8211;\u00a0 and also, on Sunday, I remember I did the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I saw the opportunity because they were fighting, so they were slower, and I overtook both of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, nice overtake, but I think it was the only nice thing from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Jorge Martin<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Aprilia Racing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> \u2018It\u2019s a nightmare\u2019 &#8211; 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News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Karma doesn\u2019t exist\u2019 &#8211; Marc Marquez hits back at Marco Bezzecchi injury trolls<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783780374\"> 11h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333089_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333089_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333089_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> MotoGP  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Starting grid for the 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP race after penalties<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783778885\"> 11h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332886_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332886_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332886_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> MotoGP  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The all-time MotoGP Sprint winners&#8217; list after Sachsenring<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783777563\"> 12h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333057_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333057_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333057_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Jorge Martin says he is not strong enough on Fridays in MotoGP weekends yet on the Aprilia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Jorge Martin says his race preparation prior to the MotoGP German Grand Prix sprint \u201cwas useless\u201d, and he is \u201calways late\u201d in finding what he needs for Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The championship leader was off the pace on Friday, complaining of having \u201cno strong points\u201d on the factory Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying ninth, Jorge Martin was able to recover to sixth in the sprint and put pressure on Trackhouse Aprilia\u2019s Raul Fernandez in the closing stages of the 15-lap race.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lacking confidence in the front-end, Martin says Aprilia made a lot of changes to his bike ahead of the sprint, which effectively rendered Saturday\u2019s race as \u201cmy FP2\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAbout the sprint, I can say that I improved a lot from yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the morning also, I think we were losing a bit the direction in terms of set-up, and we saw the other Aprilia were in another direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came back to that way and I feel a bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked what was changed on the bike, he replied: \u201cA bit of electronics. I&#8217;m working on my normal style, let&#8217;s say, because I don&#8217;t really want to go out of the line there, but set-up, we changed a lot of things for the sprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that&#8217;s why I did two sighting laps to try to understand if the bike was better or not.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, honestly, in the morning I was losing three, four tenths to the Aprilias, and in the race I was able to be close to Raul [Fernandez] and also to [Ai] Ogura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo with that step, now we have to make another step, and let&#8217;s see if tomorrow we have something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-10f5aac2460a5254cc3e03dd265c4902a9aaef155e4bffa6a62c4bec7f551528\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Starting grid for the 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP race after penalties<\/li>\n<li>Sachsenring Sprint: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ducati has been a step ahead of Aprilia all weekend at the Sachsenring, with Martin admitting that it will be \u201cdifficult\u201d to take the fight to the Italian brand on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, here it&#8217;s difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, starting from the back is tough. I think we were all weekend, I mean yesterday, today, all the work we did till the race was useless.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo now it seems like it\u2019s [the sprint] like my FP2, today was like my FP2, so I need to continue improving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI struggle a lot on Fridays to put everything together, and I&#8217;m always late to Sunday, and I need to understand this to fight the second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThe only nice thing from today\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Martin made a rapid start, overtaking Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap to get into the top six.<\/p>\n<p>He says it was \u201cthe only nice thing\u201d from his sprint.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it&#8217;s not the first time I am able to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember in 2023 I already did the same overtake &#8211; I think to Jack [Miller] and Pecco &#8211;\u00a0 and also, on Sunday, I remember I did the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I saw the opportunity because they were fighting, so they were slower, and I overtook both of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, nice overtake, but I think it was the only nice thing from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Aprilia\u2019s Jorge Martin says his race preparation prior to the MotoGP German Grand Prix sprint \u201cwas useless\u201d, and he is \u201calways late\u201d in finding what he needs for Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The championship leader was off the pace on Friday, complaining of having \u201cno strong points\u201d on the factory Aprilia.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying ninth, Jorge Martin was able to recover to sixth in the sprint and put pressure on Trackhouse Aprilia\u2019s Raul Fernandez in the closing stages of the 15-lap race.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1332766_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lacking confidence in the front-end, Martin says Aprilia made a lot of changes to his bike ahead of the sprint, which effectively rendered Saturday\u2019s race as \u201cmy FP2\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAbout the sprint, I can say that I improved a lot from yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the morning also, I think we were losing a bit the direction in terms of set-up, and we saw the other Aprilia were in another direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came back to that way and I feel a bit better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked what was changed on the bike, he replied: \u201cA bit of electronics. I&#8217;m working on my normal style, let&#8217;s say, because I don&#8217;t really want to go out of the line there, but set-up, we changed a lot of things for the sprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that&#8217;s why I did two sighting laps to try to understand if the bike was better or not.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, honestly, in the morning I was losing three, four tenths to the Aprilias, and in the race I was able to be close to Raul [Fernandez] and also to [Ai] Ogura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo with that step, now we have to make another step, and let&#8217;s see if tomorrow we have something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-10f5aac2460a5254cc3e03dd265c4902a9aaef155e4bffa6a62c4bec7f551528\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Starting grid for the 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP race after penalties<\/li>\n<li>Sachsenring Sprint: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ducati has been a step ahead of Aprilia all weekend at the Sachsenring, with Martin admitting that it will be \u201cdifficult\u201d to take the fight to the Italian brand on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, here it&#8217;s difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, starting from the back is tough. I think we were all weekend, I mean yesterday, today, all the work we did till the race was useless.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo now it seems like it\u2019s [the sprint] like my FP2, today was like my FP2, so I need to continue improving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI struggle a lot on Fridays to put everything together, and I&#8217;m always late to Sunday, and I need to understand this to fight the second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331628_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Jorge Martin, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThe only nice thing from today\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Martin made a rapid start, overtaking Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap to get into the top six.<\/p>\n<p>He says it was \u201cthe only nice thing\u201d from his sprint.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it&#8217;s not the first time I am able to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember in 2023 I already did the same overtake &#8211; I think to Jack [Miller] and Pecco &#8211;\u00a0 and also, on Sunday, I remember I did the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I saw the opportunity because they were fighting, so they were slower, and I overtook both of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure, nice overtake, but I think it was the only nice thing from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1100824\/1\/jorge-martin-always-late-sunday-germany-motogp-race-work-useless&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1333314_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Jorge Martin \u201calways late to Sunday\u201d as Germany MotoGP race work \u201cuseless\u201d Jorge Martin says he is not strong enough on Fridays in MotoGP weekends yet on the Aprilia Lewis Duncan 11 Jul 2026 Share Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose Prefer Crash.Net on Google See our stories [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-2039178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2039178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2039178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2039178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2039178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}