Jorge Martin arrives in Barcelona to play for the title MotoGP World Championshipbut in a different position than last year. This time, it is he who is 24 points ahead of Pecco Bagnaia and not the other way around. However, the Madrid native recognized in the preview of the Barcelona Solidarity GP, the last of the season, that “No matter what happens, my life will be exactly the same.”. This year the feelings are different from those of 2023.
“Last year I idealized winning a lotI was very obsessed with winning and thought it would change my life. I believe that no matter what happens on Sunday or Saturday, my life will be exactly the same. I want to win it, because I want to win it for my people, for my team, for my family, for the journalists who support me, for the people who are in the stands who support me, for them. That’s how it is for me It won’t change anything for me. Tomorrow I will be the sameTuesday I will get on the Aprilia and Wednesday I will continue training. “I want to do more for them,” he said. Martinateur.
As for whether he prefers to close the World Cup on Saturday or Sunday, Jorge Martín admitted that he wants to win it without rushing: “I want to close it, I don’t want to rush. This is very important. This is something I’ve been emphasizing lately, because when I rushed, that’s when I made a mistake. So if it happens on Saturday, I’ll take it with open arms, I’ll go. But otherwise I have accepted the situation that Sunday can be a very long race and we will see what happens.
Martín wanted to thank Ducati for everything they have given him over the years: “I can only say that I thank Ducati for what it gave me“. Regarding the keys to his success this season, Jorge pointed out that “the key has been the whole season” and paraphrased a quote from Topuria to explain it: “There is a quote from Topuria that says: ‘I win championship training‘. For us, that means winning every time. The important thing is the work done throughout the season. During the 19 races, we gave everything. Now it’s a matter of understanding what we’re missing.
mood
Jorge Martín admitted that he was in a “good” mood and that he was confident in the work he has done during the year and which has brought him this far: “I feel good, I I have confidence in all the work we have done throughout the year. I focus on the same thing I’ve always done.that is, drive, enjoy.”
Regarding the tires, he said: “It’s complicated, because it’s the grand prix with the most grip of the year. It’s positive. There are many options. Maybe we need to change our strategy for the sprint. “It will be interesting and we will have work to prove it.” Montmeló is a circuit on which you have to try your luck, even if the Madrid native would have preferred to race in Valencia: “I would prefer that nothing happened and that it was played in Valencia“But we have to adapt.”
As for the good vibes with Pecco BagnaiaJorge Martín commented: “We respect each other a lot, we have known each other since we were very little. I think it changes a little bit how the relationship has evolved over the years. Maybe if I was with someone else, it wouldn’t be this relationship at all.but with Pecco it’s like that and we had to live through that. You have to take advantage of it. Nothing has been done yet. We must continue to think about what lies ahead. We’ll see what happens after this run in this relationship.
Regarding the preparation after Malaysia, Martín emphasized that he did nothing different: “I did, basically, the same thing, I trained the same way, I ate the same thing . I returned to Andorra and the cold gave me a shock with reality, because when I left it was summer and I came back in winter, it was already snowing the other day, but my routine is the same. This is what I want to keep, the same mentality. It’s just another weekend. My goal will be to ride at 100%, as always, like in Malaysia. Obviously, with a little more head. So, winning or not will be a consequence of doing good or bad.
Ride 1 on the Aprilia
About ride 1 Tuesday on the ApriliaJorge Martín did not want to give details, he focuses on the present: “We will think about it over the winter.Now is not the time to think that. “It’s about focusing day by day.” As for whether it will have more brains than in Malaysia, Martinateur He was clear: “My goal was to win the race and to win the race I had to lead more than one lap, to try to get Pecco’s tire pressure up. “I wasn’t capable and I could already see that I wasn’t going to be able to.”
“I gave in, but I think At that point in the race, I was pretty much in control. Maybe, from the outside, it has an impact. I also, the next day, said, “Maybe I went a little too far,” but that also comes into play, not being stupid, being smart. Saturday, I don’t want to rushmaybe get into a fight that I could go to the ground and ruin. From there, we will see,” he added.
Regarding possible aid, that of San Sebastián de los Reyes declared that “I don’t count on anyone’s helpthe truth. I’m going to try to make my weekend. I don’t think I need it. As Pecco said, this year we were ten seconds from third place. In the end, there is a margin. Obviously there are other drivers who will go fast, a lot of people want to win. This also has this problem: Marc, Enea, Acosta, Aleix… they want to win their last race of the year. “Anyone who wants to win, it will help me lose fewer points.”
Aleix’s advice
About the advice his friend gave him Aleix Espargaroassured: “Today I went with him by bike, this morning we did a few laps of the circuit. He gave me some advice. This year, in Q2, I crashed on the second attempt and that was the key to starting so far behind. “If everything goes in order, I will focus on that to have a good qualifying session.”
Regarding Aleix’s words that he preferred Martín’s title to his victory, the Madrid native explained that “he plays a big role in all of this.” “In the end we are very excited about this, we have trained a lot together. He plays an important role in all of this, in what we accomplishbecause he’s the one who takes me to train every day. I hope we get it.” Regarding the possibility of closing it on Saturday and Aleix winning on Sunday, he said: “We’ll see what happens. It will be an intense weekend, with a lot of emotions, also leaving Pramac, with everything we can achieve. If everything goes well and I have to help him, I’ll give him a hand.
If you sign two sixth placeswho would give him the title, Jorge Martín declared that “I’ll sign it if it means winning the World Cupbut I don’t think I know how to race to finish sixth. I think if I did a sixth one, I would make a mistake, for sure, because I don’t know how to do it. If I’m sixth, it’s because I’m giving my all and that’s what I want to do: give my all and, obviously, while controlling the risks.
Propose to your girlfriend
After the press conference, both drivers clarified what the other should do if he wins the World Championship and Pecco said Martín should ask María to marry him: “We’ll see what happens. The illusion is there“Marriage would formalize something we both already know.”
Finally, Jorge analyzed the fights on the track with Pecco: “In the end, we have a lot of respect for each other. Pecco is one of the cleanest drivers on the grid. I think he doesn’t want to lose that either. He doesn’t want to change the perception of him by starting to ride dirty over the weekend. If that changes, then we will have to prepare for it and go for it. “I am ready for anything and focused on my work.”
