Martinator without filters
Jorge Martin has never been a man of elaborate periphrasis. He prefers to go straight to the point with his interlocutors, even at the cost of appearing unpleasant. Thus, speaking with Spanish journalists in the traditional post-race media scrum at the end of the Thailand GP, he summarized in a colorful way what his physical recovery over the last two months has been like after the last two surgeries he underwent last December: “Two months ago, literally, I couldn’t wipe my own a*s and today I finished fourth“. The phrase is harsh, but it gets the point across. To Sky Italia, softening the concept, he had said that “he couldn’t even eat by himself“.
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The 2024 world champion seemed destined for a downward spiral after the myriad of accidents and subsequent operations that have plagued him over the last 12 months. Instead, from Buriram came a message of rebirth: fifth place in the Sprint, fourth in the GP, thanks also to an Aprilia that in Thailand positioned itself as the top force on the grid, ousting Ducati.
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Getting closer and closer to the best
“I am very happy, very glad and grateful to all those people who helped and supported me – explained Martin, who hinted that he could soon aim for victory if these steps forward are confirmed – I have to say thank you to my family and to all the people who believed in me. It was a winter of great mental work, of preparation in all aspects, of confidence in my work. Today was a day where I didn’t have many expectations. I simply wanted to focus on a good start and good race management. But from the beginning, I felt good. I managed to fight on equal terms again with Marquez and Acosta. In the last laps, even though I was far away, I thought I could catch Raúl Fernandez. Then, however, I had spin problems. But I’m happy. I will improve even more for the next race”, he concluded. And this, for his opponents, could even seem like a threat.
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