P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Jorge Martin’s championship hope ended as he clattered into Marc Marquez, bring both of their races to a conclusion, at the Valencia MotoGP.
Martin’s retirement from the race meant that he could no longer surpass Francesco Bagnaia at the top of the MotoGP standings. In a desperate move, Martin collided with Marquez, causing the Honda rider to be violently thrown through the air and land on his upper body in the gravel. Martin also crashed out of the race. Despite being applauded into his Pramac box, Martin emotionally broke down in tears. Marquez managed to stand up but walked gingerly, with assistance, back to his garage. Martin’s race started aggressively as he swiftly climbed from sixth to second place, trailing only Francesco Bagnaia. However, a mistake in Bagnaia’s slipstream caused him to drop back to eighth. Shortly after, Martin’s race came to an abrupt end. Despite winning Saturday’s sprint and reducing his points deficit to 14 before Sunday’s grand prix, Martin knew he was always the underdog in the championship race. To secure the title, he needed to win the Valencia MotoGP and hope Bagnaia finished sixth or lower.
