Jorge Martín entered the MotoGP World Championship in 2021 with Pramac Racing, riding a satellite Ducati Desmosedici GP. At the time, he parted ways with KTM, where he competed in Moto2, which generated some surprise. However, he had no shortage of options.
In an interview with DAZN, the Spanish rider began by recalling: ‘Perhaps Ducati was one of the best at that time because it was the era of [Jorge] Lorenzo, that bike was very good, but it wasn’t winning yet; [Marc] Márquez was winning’.
Nevertheless, Martín chose to align himself with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, despite numerous offers, as he revealed: ‘I think it had a lot to do with what Pecco [Bagnaia] was doing, what [Jack] Miller was doing, who were starting to achieve very good results with a satellite bike. I believe that’s what pushed me to make the leap. It was complicated; I remember I had 1,000 phone calls with my father. I had Yamaha, Honda, and Ducati, all in satellite teams, but I had the official bike in all three. So it was a very complicated decision, we got that offer, that great contract, and I was happy’.