The Pramac Ducati rider emerged as eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia’s hardest competitor for the 2023 title, successful 4 grands prix and 9 sprints.
Martin saved the championship battle going to the ultimate race of the yr however finally got here up quick after a tangle with Marc Marquez ended his Valencia Grand Prix and handed the title to Bagnaia.
He feels that after doing the double on the Japanese GP was the second the place he felt like he may win the championship, however admits the stress that got here with this was troublesome to cope with.
“Properly, I believe Misano was the second the place I mentioned ‘Okay, I’m the very best for the time being’,” he mentioned when requested what he thought the turning level in his season was.
“Successful in Misano, in Italy, of their [Ducati’s] house was unbelievable. It was the very best feeling ever.
“However then after we went to India, I received the dash and I used to be second with the mistaken tyre.
“Then I went to Japan and received each, so I believe Japan perhaps was the purpose the place I mentioned we may win the championship.
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Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
“Then the stress arrived. I didn’t get pleasure from from Thailand to Qatar, I struggled quite a bit mentally.
“It was my first time carrying this stress and I struggled. I didn’t get pleasure from it. I believe after I get pleasure from it, I’m the quickest.
“So, hopefully, subsequent season I enhance, I study and I can get pleasure from from the primary race.”
Martin says the championship received away from him in Indonesian when he crashed whereas main comfortably and in Australia when an incorrect tyre selection despatched him from first to fifth on the chequered flag.
“Properly, I’d say not only one race – perhaps two,” Martin added when requested the place he thought he misplaced the championship.
“I’d say perhaps Indonesia and Australia, which had been races the place the steadiness modified from main by I believe 30 factors to being again by 27.
“I believe that was the purpose. Possibly being too good at that time gave me overconfidence and I mentioned ‘Okay, I can go away with 5 seconds, I can win with one other tyre, I can win with no matter I need’.
“We’re in MotoGP and you can not do that. It’s important to be actually acutely aware of the place you might be and attempt to be all the time with the identical instruments as your rivals.”
