Jorge Martín ended the sporting year as MotoGP champion, a title he secured yesterday in Barcelona. However, 2024 was far from an easy year for the Prima Pramac rider, who learned from past mistakes and worked on managing his mental health after facing some struggles in January.
The Spaniard was asked during a press conference about the key aspects of his season, to which he replied: ‘For me, it’s quite clear: the important thing for me this year was learning from the past and not repeating the same mistakes. You can make mistakes, it’s completely normal – we are human, and we make mistakes. The important thing is to take the positives from the mistake and say, «okay, I will learn from this and won’t repeat it»’.
Martín then said: ‘For me, the key is living the present; we never know about the future. So, living the present, improving from the past, and just do your 100%. That’s it, it’s quite easy’.
Additionally, learning to manage and mitigate the fear of losing was a significant step forward for «Martinator»: ‘In January, I was really struggling with my mental health. Last season was great, after finishing second I was quite happy. But in January, I started to have a lot of fears, I was really scared, like, «I will never be champion in MotoGP». Thanks to my coach, I improved a lot. I was more focused on the hope of winning than on the fear of losing. If I lose, I’m not dying, life is not ending here. But I had a lot of hope of winning – not only for me, but for my team, for my people, my family, my closest ones. So, this helped me a lot’.