Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín are once again battling for the MotoGP title in 2024, after also contending for the championship until the final race last year.
As the championship enters its summer break, the two riders are separated by only two points: Bagnaia (Ducati), with six wins in nine main races, leads ahead of Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati).
While Jorge Lorenzo considers both riders to be on a very similar level, the former racer sees a significant difference between them, as he mentioned on the podcast Dura la Vita:
– Perhaps Pecco at this moment knows how to manage his emotions better; he doesn’t lose his nerves in any circumstance. And the mistakes of the past, those times he crashed when he was alone, happen less and less. On the other hand, Martín last year in Indonesia and now in Germany, couldn’t bear the pressure. It’s the biggest difference I see between them right now. In terms of speed, consistency, and setting up the bike to manage energy throughout the race, they are very similar.