Mental success

J.George Martin26 years old, is the first rider in the MotoGP era to win the World Championship with a satellite team and beat the official rider. He doesn’t have a minor machine. His Ducati is ‘black leg’, very similar to the Pecco Bagnaiabut there are no official colors. His victory is the power of the mind. Martín succeeded in everything in a very intense year, after losing last year behind the Italian. In the middle of the season, Ducati decided that Jorge was out for the next season and signed Marc Marquez. Martinwho will be leaving for Aprilia, has done an amazing job psychologically and managed to convert the fear of losing into the ambition to win. This is the 12th title for Spanish drivers in the last 25 years. It’s great Alex Criville He started the path in 1999 and the reference, later they will come Jorge Lorenzo (three titles), Marc Marquez (six titles), Joan Mir (2020) and Jorge Martin.

Martin It has been constant. He never gave up. He was a super explosive driver, very fast and achieved good results in sprint races, which was definitely the key to the final victory. Bagnaia, However, he has won no more and no less than 11 grand prizes and it has not been enough to prevail. The rivalry between the two was spectacular and, as Martín acknowledged at the end, was also decisive in securing the title. The statements of Jorgeafter winning the championship, was remarkably complimentary about Ducati, indicating the good tone of the Madrid rider who will now begin to design a new plan at the helm of an Aprilia. Since 2020, when Joan Mir won the title, no Spanish driver has reached the top of the final podium in the top category. Bagnaia dominated the latter two and the French Fabio Quartararo It expired three seasons ago. The rivalry between two great heroes this year Marc Marquez It can be a real spectacle. So far, Martín has been crowned the most supportive and emotional at the Barcelona GP.