JORGE MARTIN: FROM
CRISIS TO CHAMPION
Jorge Martin's championship
success wasn't just a maiden
premier-class title for the Span-
iard; it also completed a splendid
turnaround from a dire place at
the beginning of the year. The
26-year-old revealed he was bat-
tling some mental demons before
the season even got underway,
which led him to find a mental
coach. "This year in January,
I was really struggling with my
mental health," he revealed after
his title triumph. "Last season was
great. Even after being second, I
was quite happy. But in January
I started to have a lot of fears,
like 'I will never be champion in
MotoGP'. So, thanks to my coach,
I improved a lot. I was more like
focus on the hope of winning,
than on the fear of losing. I mean,
if I lose, okay, I'm not dying. But I
[had] a lot of hope of winning. Not
only for me, but for my team, for
my people, for my family—all the
closest. So, this helped me a lot."
MILLER
DISAPPOINTED
Jack Miller was left to reflect on his
two years with KTM and admitted
his results did not meet expecta-
tions. The Australian enjoyed a
strong start to life in orange, scor-
ing a podium in his fourth round
aboard the RC16. Yet 2024 never
got going, with the Australian scor-
ing just three top six finishes in
both the Sprints and feature races.
"I'm disappointed," he conceded
after his final race of the year. "Dis-
appointed for everybody. It's not
what we wanted from all parties.
I came in here with 25 podiums,
was on the podium fighting for
Briefly...
ROUND 20 / NOVEMBER 15-17, 2024
CIRCUIT OF BARCELONA-CATALUNYA / BARCELONA, SPAIN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P56
Aleix Espargaro
(41) signed off
from his full-time
MotoGP career
with a fourth in the
Sprint and fifth in
the Sunday GP.
