Jorge Martín and Pecco Bagnaia have shown a great rivalry on the track but always with a lot of respect between both parties and the now world champion recalled the friendly relationship he had, and still maintains, with his opponent.
The now Aprilia rider, who won the world championship with the colors of Pramac Racing, was present on the Cope radio program ‘El Partidazo’ where, quoted by Motosan, he spoke about his friendship with the #63, who saw the championship slip away precisely to Martín: ‘In the end, the relationship with Pecco, I think it’s something special, we didn’t come from not knowing each other, because we’ve known each other for many years but above all we’ve been sharing a room for two years and this in the end makes it different’.
After talking about the long relationship he has with his opponent, Martín explained that there is no reason for what united them before to deteriorate, and that battling against the Ducati rider has a special meaning: ‘It’s not the same as fighting with anyone else and in the end we got to know each other very well. We were very close friends, almost brothers and now to be fighting in MotoGP for titles, I think it’s something beautiful and there’s no reason to lose that relationship’.
And he had no doubts in stating that for him there is the belief that they are both happy for each other: ‘In the end, whoever wins is the best, let’s say, and if he is more competitive on a day, then I’m happy for him and happy for him. And if I go another day, vice versa’.
