MotoGP Indian Grand Prix runner-up Jorge Martin says he was battling dehydration in the last eight laps of the race and almost lost second as a result.
Extreme temperatures have been a factor throughout this weekend’s inaugural Indian GP, so much so that the distances for all races were shortened following a request from the riders.
But a problem with his leather suit, in which it had unzipped partially, forced him to slow up at Turn 11 on lap 17 to rectify the situation.to overtake him, with Martin retaliating brilliantly on the outside of the Frenchman into Turn 6 to reclaim second. When he finally made it to the winners’ enclosure, Martin had to be attended by MotoGP’s medical team.
“I was dehydrated when there were eight laps to go, so it was really difficult to finish the race. Even though I was able to keep a good pace, in the last lap I did a big mistake because of the dehydration.
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