Jorge Martín’s abrupt exit from the MotoGP German GP while leading with just one lap to go is reminiscent of a similar incident at the Spanish GP in April. These are two potential victories lost, and in Sachsenring’s case, the crash also cost him the championship lead, which now belongs to Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).
Former rider Dani Pedrosa acknowledged, in statements to DAZN, that it is a mentally challenging situation, especially in the moments immediately following such an event:
– Undoubtedly, it’s not an easy situation when you are leading the World Championship, your rival is pressuring you, you have those 25 points, you’re facing that psychological battle we talked about, and the move goes wrong. When you crash like this with two laps to go and end up with zero points, it really weighs heavily. It’s not easy to manage, especially in those first few hours.
The current KTM test rider also downplayed the impact of one mistake, emphasizing that in a championship with over 20 rounds, mistakes are natural: ‘Now he has three weeks which will feel a bit long. So it’s important to leave this behind and continue as he was in a world championship where there are more than 20 races, it’s normal to fail in some. Obviously, the fewer, the better, like these forced errors he made, but the situation is what it is, and you have to look ahead’.