The Pramac rider wasও in dominant form for large parts of the season, particularly the second half of the year where 10 of his 13 wins were amassed - that includes MotoGP sprint races.

In fact, after🌠 winning the sprint in Mandal🔥ika Martin took over the series lead for the first time in his career, only to lose it 24 hours later when he crashed out of the race lead.

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And it’s tha𒆙t race that still haunts Martin, who believes he lost the title becau๊se of that mistake. 

Speaking on Spanish TV network Antena3, Martin said: “In the last few races the pressure was through th🐼e roof and whatever went wrong, I was on them [the team]. It wasn’t a happy period and my nervousness was reflected on the team. 

“I understood that that attitude couldn’t work. It was an important lesson. I don’t think I lost t🌞he title in Valencia. 

“What still hurts me is the race in Indonesia. I was leading with a lead of thr🦋ee seconds and with that result, perhaps I would haveཧ won the world championship. 

“Feeling so superior at that moment and wanting to humiliate my opponents so to speak, made me fail. I learned that you can win a race by a second or two tenths, the points remain t❀he same.”

Despite being part of the Duca🔴ti family, it was clear that Martin was in no mood to settle for second against Bagnaia and the factor🔯y team.

Discussing his relationship with other riders, Martin said only one rid💮er is different to him when it comes to how he races them. 

Martin stated: “I only really get on with Aleix [E𝔉spargaro]. It’s almost a brotherly relationship between us. 

“He’s taken care of me since I was 16. I don’🦋t pretend to be friends with the other🍬s, they’re my rivals. 

“It's not the same to overtake Aleix as it is to overtake others, I'm going to go full throttle, but I’m still respectful because we are risking our lives, it’s a dangerous sport, even if𝔍 I’m the first to never back down from a challenge.”