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With the first round of the season over, the MotoGP riders are preparing to return to the track this weekend at Termas de Rio Hondo, for the Argentine GP. A round that, just like the opening one, will not see the reigning Champion Jorge Martin at the start, because he is still struggling to get back into physical shape following the training injury that prolonged his recovery from the crash he suffered in the pre-season tests at Sepang. The Aprilia rider's injury and the emotions he experienced in this unusual start to the championship were precisely two of the issues addressed by his mother Susana Almoguera when she was interviewed on Cadena SER's "El Larguero" podcast.
"Life is like this. This sport is like that, it's like a Ferris wheel: sometimes you go up, sometimes you go down, and the important thing is to get back up. There have been so many injuries throughout Jorge's racing career. In the end it's about getting back up," noted Susana, speaking about the injury that could prevent the 27-year-old from participating in the GP of the Americas, the third round of the season, scheduled for later this month in Austin, Texas, as well.
"What happened happened at a bad time, because you start with a lot of expectations. Jorge really wanted to get on his new bike and use the number 1. It will take some time, but that's okay. The important thing is that he recovers well, the rest can wait. As he said himself, 'There are so many races, I only have one hand,'" continued Martin's mother, who cannot yet estimate her son's recovery time and when we will finally be able to see him have his first race riding the RS-GP.
"He seems to be doing well, but it's slow. This is because the scaphoid is a very complicated bone. He suffered many fractures in the crash, but the worst one is the scaphoid fracture," she explained, "I'm looking forward to seeing Jorge on the Aprilia. And I can't wait to see what he will bring, how he will develop and how he will adapt."
Just like for the Spanish rider, it was not easy for his family to attend the first race weekend of the year. Perhaps the most difficult part for Susana, however, was the World Champion's absence in the group photo ahead of the start of the season.
"When Jorge first started we always saw him at the back of the group, but as he was advancing in that photo, I remember his father saying, 'One day our son will be there in the front row.' And now it turns out that the picture was taken and he's not there.... I hoped they will repeat it. It would be nice to have the photo where he has the deserved title of being first. That picture hurt me a little bit," she acknowledged, while also trying to capture the positives that have come out of her son's injury.
"I was told that Pecco and (Marc) Marquez got off their bikes and helped position Jorge's, I didn't see that, but I would love to see those pictures. The respect they had for Jorge throughout the season and the messages they sent him says a lot about them as riders and as sportsmen. Many riders have sent him messages of support, including Marquez and Pecco," Susana pointed out. "Jorge told me, 'Look mom, Marquez wrote to me, Pecco wrote to me.' The basis of the messages, in particular, was, 'Get well soon and be strong,' because this is no small thing."
Continuing to talk about Jorge's opponents and what happened a few days ago in Thailand, Susana, as a mother, wanted to express her solidarity with Roser Alentà and Julià Marquez, the parents of the Marquez brothers.
"I would not want to be in Roser's shoes. I think it's terrible what he has to live through. Because it seems horrible to me with one, who knows with two (sons in MotoGP) ... and on top of that fighting on the track," he said. "I looked at Julià and said, 'What is this man thinking? It must have been a tremendous inner battle. But at the same time, look how happy he was to see them both on the podium."
