Jorge Martin MotoGP world champion despite Francesco Bagnaia's victory at the Barcelona GP

Lurking in the shadows, in third place, Martin waited. He, the mad dog, has calmed down. In the last five laps, the choice of safety proved to be the right one. He ensured that the loser of the day will have shined, sometimes. Bagnaia finished with an eleventh victory, although not enough to secure him a new crown. The Spaniard, through his consistency, becomes the 2024 champion by finishing on the podium. He could savor, exult in breaking his bubble, then rolling in the dust before transforming into a fuschia “Martinator”, the nickname he gave himself, a big fan of James Cameron's film with Arnold Scharzenegger.