Jorge Martin surrenders to Marc Marquez: ‘He’s the best of all time’

spanish pilot Jorge Martinrecent world runner-up MotoGPplease consider it Marc Marquez “He is the best of all time,” he said in an interview on the program “El Hormiguero”.

In the final game of this season, ValenciaWhile Martin was fighting for the title he eventually won Pecco BagnaiaJorge got ahead of Marc Marquez and both fell to the ground.

“It was a complicated moment. I felt terrible because this was his last race for Honda and neither of us wanted that. As soon as I saw him, I turned to him. I went and I was surprised by his attitude, because he said to me, ‘Don!’” Don’t worry, I would have done the same! “I was all or nothing because we were fighting for the World Cup. I had already said win or lose,” Martin explained.

“I wrote him a letter afterwards. Marc is the best of all time. I wanted his helmet so I exchanged it two days later. It’s a good atmosphere,” he added. However, he only recognizes Marc as a great friend.paddock Aleix Espargaro.

“Aleix and I are very close, we’re like brothers, because he’s looked after me a lot since I was 16, but with the other drivers I pretend to be friends. No, they are my rivals. I will overtake Aleix as well as anyone on the track and I will go full throttle,” said Jorge, in his usual relaxed conversation with Pablo Motos. It was a little slow in the middle.

“You leave or I leave you, that’s what Marc also said. We’re risking our lives, so it can be very dangerous, so I want to be respectful, but… , the last person here is a fag,” Jorge Martín said. smile.

“I didn’t lose to the World Championship in the last race. My goal at the beginning of the season was to finish in the top three, so I’m happy with this year’s result,” commented the world runner-up. .