Jorge Martin made his last confidences in 2022 before moving on to 2023 where he announces himself, in fact, as another driver. The Pramac rider, who missed the last step leading to the official Ducati red team, is carrying out his examination of conscience, the conclusions of which he delivers here. He reminds on this occasion that when you are barely over 20 years old, you sometimes do not have the serenity to make the right choice, even when you are a very high level athlete like pilots. MotoGP…
George Martin unvarnished, this is how we discover the teammate of Johann zarco whose career hung by a thread and from its very first turns. He recalls thus: “ 80% of those who arrive pay a lot of money. For a Moto3 season, with children aged 14 to 15, around 200 euros are paid per year. I was lucky enough to never have to pay, otherwise it would have been unfeasible ».
Once in the fiery cauldron, you have to mature quickly to survive there… “ We must know how to endure difficult times, those where we think about leaving motorcycles he says. " Before, I either won or went home. I withstood the pressure, won and was able to take the next step. But to make that leap, we must first win. In the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where only 12 riders from all over the world are elected, if they hadn't chosen me, I would have left the bikes because we didn't have the means to continue. As soon as they said my name I started crying, I will never forget this moment ».
Jorge Martin: “ I try to stay away from networks, such as Twitter, because they generate a lot of hate«
And yet if... George Martin thus recognizes having deviated from the ideal trajectory… “ Last year, there was a moment when I thought I was losing myself. I won a race, I was doing well and I started going out a little more. At one point… I remember paying a bill and thinking I was an idiot. From that day on, I stopped and focused again. I told myself that the following month I was going to give money to my mother. I help my parents a lot. I paid that bill and thought I was an idiot. It's better not to say why I was paying, but I paid and said: everything must end there. We are young and we need to have fun, but we need to know when, with whom and how ».
We will not know more but the lesson to be learned. To the extent that George Martin also cleared his virtual life: “ motorcycles are not like football, you feel like when you lose, fans lose with you. But there are also many people who criticize. I try to stay away from networks, such as Twitter, because they generate a lot of hate. This year I uninstalled the phone app so I couldn't read anything. At the end of the day, only the people around me really know what's happening to me » he assures Todocircuito . It is therefore a more mature “Martinator” which will face the 2023 deadline, and it will only be more formidable…
