Martin fears chatter problems make Qatar MotoGP sprint repeat “impossible”
Polesitter Martin led Saturday’s first sprint of the 2024 season from start to finish to score his 10 th half-distance race win since the format was introduced last year. Read Also: MotoGP MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut But the Spaniard admitted that rear chatter problems on used tyres that plagued him throughout pre-season testing reared their head in Saturday’s sprint. As such, he felt he was “really close to crashing” on a number of occasions across the 11-lap contest and thinks fighting for a win in the grand prix on Sunday like this will be “impossible”. “I was fast, but the rear chatter is still there,” Martin said in parc ferme. “So, we need to work on it. “I think today I was really close to crashing in a lot of corners. So, I was struggling a lot. “Today we achieved it [the win], but for sure tomorrow if we keep like this [the chatter problem ] it will be impossible . Jorge Mart...