The Moto2 Catalan GP in marked the first points of the 2024 season for Jake Dixon, who convincingly secured a third-place finish after a very challenging start, overcoming severe injuries before the first round.
In an interview with ITV Sport, the British rider from CFMoto Aspar recounted the arduous journey he faced and revealed that he encountered yet another problem before the Barcelona race:
– Honestly, from how this season’s gone to come back from the beginning of the year to knock myself out in a really big crash and have a lung cntusion. And just everything seemed to be going against us. We’re on a new suspension. There were just so many different things that we’ve been up against, and it just felt that the tide needed to change at some time. I’ve not scored a point until this race, with crashes and just really, really unfortunate luck. And before the beginning of the weekend, I didn’t tell no one, I had a problem with my ankle where I rolled my ankle and I tore the ligament from my ankle. So it was another thing, it just added on top of what was already a struggle this year.
Having gone through a tough period with the support of his wife, Sarah, Dixon shared a powerful message from his experience, highlighting the importance of mental health care: ‘But I said to Sarah, me and Sarah kept saying, «the tide has to change soon». And this is for everyone that’s out there, everyone who is in a struggle. Mentally I’ve been in such a dark place all season, and mental health is such a big issue, and everyone should seek help if they feel the need and speak to someone. Because for me, I was really, really struggling. Luckly I have my wife, I have my therapist, and we were able to come out these tough times. Nothing lasts forever and no matter what you put your mind to, you can always come out the other side. I’ve just proven that’.