With two rounds remaining in the MotoGP season, Jorge Martín leads the championship. Heading into the Malaysian GP, he has a 17-point advantage over Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).
The Prima Pramac Spaniard stated in a press conference that he feels confident at the moment: ‘I’m okay, I’m confident. It’s a great privilege to be here again with Pecco. I think it’s crazy. One year later we are again here, both of us battling for a championship, battling with Pecco who is an amazing champion. I’m confident, I feel good, I trust a lot in my work, in everything I did to arrive here. I will fight until the end with everything I have for my team, for the people around me, and for me’.
Compared to last year, when he was also in the title race, Martín feels more confident and better able to handle the pressure: ‘What I feel is that last season I was really tense, really nervous. We did the same in Qatar, and I was really struggling with the situation, I felt a lot of pressure. And this year, for sure, the pressure is there. But I think I improved a lot, I’m much more mature. I know I can lose it, but I know I can win it. So, last year I lost and nothing happened to me, so it’s not the end of the world. I will try my 100% to get it this season’.
As for his preparation for the GP, the #89 mentioned he hasn’t changed his usual routine: ‘I always prepare for the race. We are in MotoGP, we are at the highest top level of the world, so you need to be ready not only in physical side, but also in all the areas. So, I prepare a lot for the races, I try to do my analysis let’s say. I worked really hard for Thailand, I worked hard also for here. For sure, I’m looking at all the data that I can, and can help me. I don’t want to do more than I used to do in the past, because that was the work that got me here. So, I just do more or less the same, a bit deeper, let’s say, to have more information. But this is the work that got me here. So, I will keep this same work’.