The 2023 championship runner-up took the first win of the 2024 campaign on Saturday in the sprint contest.
But he couldn’t convert his pole into a second win in the grand prix, dropping behind Francesco Bagnaia on the opening lap and ultimately finishing third.
While Martin branded the Qatar round as a “great weekend” in terms of results, he says he is still being limited by the 2024 Ducati issues he has been facing since testing.
“I think we demonstrated the speed that we have,” he told motogp.com after the grand prix.
“On one side I am confident that when we have the bike at its 100% we can be unbeatable.
“But on the other hand, I don’t know when this is going to happen. So, for the moment we have the vibrations; for example, I cannot use the rear brake.
“There are some points where my strongest parts of the riding I cannot use.