Martin "had big balls" to win vital Valencia MotoGP sprint
Martin came from sixth on the grid to score his ninth sprint win of the 2023 season. With title rival Francesco Bagnaia only fifth after struggling on his medium rear tyre, Martin has cut the championship deficit down from 21 points to 14 ahead of Sunday's grand prix finale. When asked by Motorsport.com if this was the ride of a champion, Martin said: "No, no, I don't think so. "I think I did an amazing job and I had big balls today because my feeling was so bad with the front, with the rear. "But I pushed to the limit every corner to fight for that victory, so that's what I was so, so happy. "I need to be happy about the result again and be proud about our job, because tomorrow we don't know what's going to happen." Explaining why he felt bad on the bike, Martin said: "I think I was riding alone all morning, so I was feeling I could manage to understand how to ride, being really smooth with the ty...