MotoGP: Aussie Jack Miller has thankfully walked away without serious injury after a scary crash in the opening lap of the Malaysian GP
Jorge Martin being overlooked by Ducati to partner reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia at its factory team twice in the past two years has fuelled his charge to being on the precipice of winning the world title this weekend, says MotoGP TV commentator Matt Birt .
“He was convinced … when we arrived in Mugello, all the senior Italian media had gone with ‘Martin’s got the factory Ducati ride alongside Bagnaia’. Jorge was reading those headlines and was convinced that was going to happen, so to then have it all snatched away on the very same weekend .. don’t discount how much he has used that as a powerful motivating tool.
With 30 podiums in 38 starts, Martin has had plenty of chances to celebrate in 2024. Martin, who has excelled in the short-form sprint races since they were added to the calendar in 2023, can seal the title at the first time of asking this weekend if he wins the sprint, or finishes second in the Saturday race if Bagnaia is third.
Birt feels the pain of that defeat has seen Martin evolve as a rider, where his consistency has seen him retain an advantage over Bagnaia, who has won 10 Grands Prix this year but failed to finish eight times.
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