Jorge Martín surpassed expectations in the 2023 MotoGP season, contending for the championship title with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) until the final race—where he retired after making two errors. He finished the championship in second place, despite being part of the satellite team Prima Pramac.
The rider manager Carlo Pernat gave the Spanish rider a score of 9 on a scale of 0 to 10. He explained that Martín’s approach in the last race justifies not giving him a perfect score:
– He kept the title fight alive until the very end, and many were counting on him. I deduct one point for the way he competed in the last Grand Prix. He was probably too stoked, too excited. I didn’t like that because a champion needs to vie for the title with more composure, and he needs to have that within him.