Jorge Martin is starting this 2022 season strong by setting the mood behind the scenes with this prediction for the MotoGP season that will get people talking. Because the ranking announced by the Spaniard is full of messages to Ducati. The Pramac driver has just stepped up his demand to climb on a red Desmosedici in 2023, or another factory machine, if he is not heard. Johann Zarco's teammate is no longer upsetting Enea Bastianini who has displayed the same intention as him, or challenging Jack Miller who is in the place he wants. He completely removes Pecco Bagnaia from the top three of his final ranking where he identifies himself as leader. But it must be said that the Italian may also have been looking for it…
It's off to a strong start in a clan Ducati where the challenge is already to position ourselves favorably to wear a red suit in 2023. A perspective that has already been displayed for a while by George Martin whose coast among the men of Gigi Dall'Igna is quite high. However, Jack Miller, who carries it, will not let it go without a fight whileEnea Bastianini is also right to believe it. A situation that seems to annoy George Martin who wants to get away from this idea of civil war in Borgo Panigale. The Spaniard says it, it is designed for broader horizons…
In comments spotted by Mowmag, he thus throws this stone into the pond: “ if I want to be sure of having the official Ducati next year, I have to win the world championship. So I have to try to beat them all, not just Bastianini or Miller. It's difficult to make a top 3 in MotoGP 2022, but I'm putting myself in first place, because in the end, if you don't think you're the best or that you can become the best, something is wrong, so I will put Jorge Martín first, second Marc Márquez and third Quartararo ».
An exit which is to be compared with that of Pecco Bagnaia who recently announced that he would like to continue with Jack Miller in the official box Ducati. A suggestion which therefore had to be countered by George Martin which therefore does not even mention the 2021 world vice-champion in his leading trio that he leads…
Jorge Martin: “Marc Marquez is the benchmark we all look up to”
« The only pressure I have to feel is that of results, for myself and for the team »added the 2021 rookie. « I feel in good shape and I finally tell myself that I can be more than a MotoGP rider, that I can think big and try to stand out, I feel better physically. I know a lot more about the category and I will be able to manage the races much better with the tires and the power. The Desmosedici is very physical: I suffered a lot to adapt. I had to work a lot on style, on position on the bike just like Jorge Lorenzo to compensate and try to use my knees, legs and lower body more to expend less force on the arms and torso ».
All while recovering from his terrible fall at Portimão, an ordeal that pushed him to his limits to recover from his numerous fractures. A suffering that brought him closer to another champion: Marc Marquez: “ this fall in Portugal marked me » he admits. “ It was the hardest time of my entire life, the biggest battle I ever had with myself and I won it. To do this I took a lot of inspiration from Marc Marquez. He has just recovered from an injury, but he is the benchmark, the driver who has won the most and who has been reborn. It's the benchmark we all look at ».
