The great protagonist of this Sunday is Jorge Martinnew world champion despite having placed third in a race won by Pecco Bagnaia. The pilot of the Premium Pramac He was excited and overwhelmed, although little by little he has calmed down. «World champion! It sounds incredible. I don’t know what to say. I’m shocked. This is for all my people. In the last laps I couldn’t even drive, I started crying. It’s been a great road to get here, many falls and injuries. “This is also dedicated to Valencia,” he explained in the parc ferme as soon as he got off the bike. “There was no need for luck, we needed justice and it was done,” the Spaniard said.
«It has been a long career, many ups and downs, many hard moments and now I can only dedicate it to those people who have supported me since I started riding a motorcycle. Today will be a nice day», he added shortly after. The Madrid native recalled: «I have not had an easy road. We all know where I come from. My parents have sacrificed themselves so that I could fulfill my dream to be world champion. If I hadn’t had it difficult I wouldn’t have made it. I hope there will be Martinator for a long time.
A little calmer but with glassy eyes, Martín continued to explain his feelings: «It has been a long race, with many ups and downs. I’m shockedsometimes I feel like crying and sometimes I feel like laughing. I don’t have many words. I have not had an easy path, we all know where I come from, my parents have fought a lot so that I could fulfill my dream, which was this. I have worked a lot this year to know that I could run without winning, without fear of losing and with the hope of winning. I didn’t want to look at the remaining laps. I’ve seen my family and I’ve started to remember things. I’ve started to remember my mother, the macaroni when we were go-karting, from my father, from all the early risersthe overtime, it’s very hard, from my grandfather… and I have had to refocus. And he added: “I still have to cry, I have a long day ahead.”
It was not a day to pass bills and Martín had no reproaches for Ducati on his big day. The Italian factory gave up and decided that next year it would run Marc Marquez next to Bagnaia after last year he already chose Bastianini despite his demonstration. «Ducati gave me the opportunity to get to MotoGP, perhaps we have not finished in the best way because I have not been able to close the circle by going to the official team, but they gave me the weapons. I have been able to beat the best Pecco already a great Marc Márquez. And in this sense, he explained that he knew how to overcome that decision: «I have learned to drive giving my 100% regardless of the noise. That can harm you. “I was frustrated not to go to the Ducati official but life teaches you lessons and life takes you to places you don’t expect.”
He also had words of praise for his rival, Pecco Bagnaia: «We were flesh and blood when we were little and I was happy last year for him. Today I invite you to my party. What he did not want to reveal is whether he will now take the number one that he had just mounted on the top of his Desmosedici GP24 to Aprilia, his new team from 2025.
Pecco Bagnaia It was the other side of the coin. The Italian won the race but it was of no use to him. However, he demonstrated great sportsmanship by recognizing Martín’s merit and congratulating him without saying anything but. «I don’t want to take away Jorge’s prominence. He deserves what he has gotten. “Just thank my team and the rest is another story,” he said at the beginning. Of course, the Italian regretted not having been able to win the World Cup after achieving eleven victories in the 20 races held: «I think it’s amazing to get eleven wins.. We have been the strongest in every way, but it is one of these things that will bother you more in the future. Jorge has had a very intelligent season, and he knew that he could always finish at least second. We’ll try it next year. My failures have been four and Jorge’s three, but finishing the championship at 10 points with eight zeros is incredible. Martín has deserved it very much, last year he suffered mentally and this year he has done much better.
The Italian went deeper: «My failures have been four, three times I have been thrown and another time due to a problem with the motorcycle. But Jorge has deserved it very much. I’m a bit of an atypical pilot. I would be happier if I had won, but Jorge is a good guy and we have never had any problems. “We have known each other since 2015. If anyone has to win a title other than me, he is one of them.”
Marc Marquez He will be Bagnaia’s partner next year at Ducati. The Catalan driver also made his assessments after achieving a new unexpected podium. «Today was a good race. First of all, congratulations to Jorge Martín. He has had an incredible season. I have given everything, as if I were fighting for the World Cup. Getting the podium was the best way to finish in Gresini, as well as finishing in the top three, which was important for the team. The team has changed where I was heading my professional career, until 2020 everything had been flowers, but injuries appear when you least expect it. And he had words of gratitude for Gresini: «In just one year they have become very important because they gave me the opportunity and for the human team that I have found. He gave me what I neededwhich was the tranquility and good atmosphere that always existed. The official Ducati box without major words, not everything goes, there is another pressure. “Jorge has had speed and consistency, he is the highly deserved champion.”
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