The Spaniard scored his fifth career MotoGP pole on Saturday when he stormed to a 1m53.011s lap in qualifying at the Losail International Circuit.
It marked Martin’s second pole in Qatar, having taken a maiden qualifying success in last year’s Doha GP when he was a rookie before converting that into a first podium.
The one-time race winner believes he will be “one of the candidates” in Sunday’s race, but needs to find more on his Pramac Ducati before he can consider himself a victory contender.
“The weekend wasn’t so bad,” Martin began. “It’s difficult to be constant because you are trying different set-ups, mappings also.
“So, it’s not easy to be consistent. But anyway, I think the pace is not that bad. We will be one of the candidates for tomorrow.
“I think we need something else to battle for the victory, but will be a good evening to work and to decide the tyre choice.
“This will be crucial for tomorrow because I think both soft and medium are working…
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