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Qatar MotoGP poleman Martin “needs something else” to fight for win

Qatar MotoGP poleman Martin "needs something else" to fight for race win

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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