The 2025 season was supposed to be the one where he cemented his status. The season of a world champion defending his title with a new image, a new bike, and the quiet confidence of someone who had reached the top. For Jorge Martin, it turned into a nightmare. Dorna has just released the documentary "Jorge Martín, from Paradise to Hell," a brutal and intimate account of a dark year, told primarily through the eyes of his partner, María Monfort, a privileged witness to a descent into hell that was as much physical as it was mental.
In February, however, everything seemed perfectly aligned. The adaptation to the motorcycle was going well, the sensations were there, and optimism prevailed. María remembers a Jorge radiant:
« He was very enthusiastic, very confidentHe was enjoying himself; he had only one desire: to get back in the saddle. He was overflowing with positive energy »
Then Sepang It happened. And with it, the first shock. A heavy crash at turn 2 during official practice sends Martin He was taken directly to the medical center with fractures to his right hand and left foot. The first domino fell.
« Jorge called me; he was already at the hospital. We were talking, he started to cryAnd me too… quite a drama " says Maria. At that moment, nobody knew it yet, but the year had just changed.
The most devastating thing, however, wasn't that crash. What would truly mark the annus horribilis of number 89 was his impatience. His obsession with returning too quickly. Determined to be at the starting line of the first race in ThailandJorge trains relentlessly in supermoto at Menàrguens. Until the crash that proves too much. A violent accident that leaves him with... four additional fractures on the left side.
« He spent two weeks in full-time convalescence. He devoted all his energy to returning as quickly as possible. The day before his flight, he went to train and he fell " explains María. A sentence that sums up the absolute frustration of a pilot seeing his body betray his mind.
Forced to watch the Thai, Argentinian, and United States Grand Prix from his sofa, Martin He takes it in stride. But this time, the pain is elsewhere.
« It was very difficult. Psychologically, I think it was more difficult than the first oneNot being able to do pre-season training is already difficult, but not being able to start the season was even worse. »
And yet, the worst is yet to come.
Jorge Martin: “ I don't know what's going to happen, but I love you. »
April, Losail. Qatar. The long-awaited comeback. The return of hope. It turns into a scene of horror. Crash on lap 14, then accidental collision with the motorcycle of Fabio Di GiannantonioThe diagnosis is chilling: pneumothorax, eleven broken ribsCompetition instantly disappears from the equation. It's no longer about running, but about surviving.
At the hospital, the scene will remain forever etched in María's memory:
« I entered the room, Jorge saw me and started crying his eyes out.He kept repeating, “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I love you, I love you, I love you,” and I started to cry too.. »
The fear is real. Primal. He was suffering terribly, he couldn't stop crying. He was terrifiedSo I thought to myself that the first time I entered the room, Jorge was certain he was going to die »
The following weeks were a silent hell: lung drainage, constant pain, loneliness, and above all, doubt. Profound. Existential.
« He was devastated.He doubted he would ever be able to compete again. »
When he finally manages to return, fate deals him another cruel blow. At Motegi, during the Japanese sprint, another accident occurs after contact with Marco Bezzecchi He fractured his collarbone. End of the Asian season. Final ranking: 21st. Anecdotal. Unimportant.
Because at the end of this tunnel, the essential thing remains. To arrive in Valencia. To finish the year. To be there. Standing. Alive.
In Cheste, once the finish line is crossed, the result has no further value. George Martin has just survived its darkest season. And Maria finds the right words to close this painful chapter:
« The feeling Jorge experienced at the end of this race was, more or less, the same as the one he had felt when he became champion. He was born again. »
Le MotoGP It often speaks of courage, of pushing beyond limits, of legend. Rarely of fragility. This documentary reminds us of an essential truth: behind the helmets and the titles, there are human beings. And sometimes, simply finishing a season is worth as much as a world championship.
