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As confident as the one who is at the top of the table can be, Jorge Martin concluded Friday's activity at the Mandalika track with a smile. Although he archived the day with a third and a second place, the Spaniard was not particularly worried about the possibility of missing out on the pole position, rather than with the top step of the podium.
"I could have improved further, however we are competitive as Bastianini and the other rivals are also proving to be - he said immediately - We don't struggle in any sector. Only in a couple of corners I lost maybe something that we can recover tomorrow, but it all came very natural to me, so I'm happy. In practice for the start I noticed a first gear that was too short for this circuit, however I always kept a good pace and did not have to change anything between the two rounds. I was also able to try all the available compounds except the medium front, but otherwise everything was good."
In Indonesia on his Desmosedici there was the new fairing he preferred to the old one - unlike Bagnaia - about which the Prima Pramac rider said, "In general I like this aerodynamic package, in the corners it is not the best, however it allows me to be faster on entry. It is not worse or better than the previous one, it is just different. In the last part of braking it is more difficult to manage because it leads you to lose more of the front, but in terms of speed it is advantageous and that is why I decided to use it."
And regarding Pecco and the crash last weekend at Misano he asserted, "When things don't come easy to you doubts take over, but he has faced everything like a champion and so you should not rule him out of the fight. We all have to go to the limit, it is a very complicated battle, I am there and I think I can control it. Personally, I'm always trying to improve, and this so far has led me to be first in the standings."
