Jorge Martin’s victory at the Portuguese MotoGP was all the more impressive because it was at the scene which he admi♔ts changed his l♛ife.

Three years ago, Martin crashed at Port🍌imao and required surgery on his ankle and wrist after suffering multiple fractures.

There were no sign of nerves when Martin clambered to the top of the MotoGP standings at the second round of this season last weeke꧙nd.

“Jorge n🔯early ended his career here,” Sylvain Guintoli said on TNT Sports.

“In his ♍first year in MotoGP he had a massive crash at Turn 7.

“Multiple fractures, he was sidelined for a long time. It took him a while to come b𝕴ack to full fitness.

“For a rider coming back to a place where you got hur📖t, mentally it is difficult.

“It’s difficult to feel confident. Whe𝓀n you go through that corner, mentally you have a bit of doubt.

“For Jorge, t🐈his is a really strong statement which will do his confidence good🤪.

“It was hi💞gh, anyway! Watch out for Jorge this year.”

Martin, speaking after his comeback from the horror crash in 20🍨21, admiꦓtted that he feared the Portimao circuit.

“When I knew we were coming back to Portimao, I🍎 was a bit scared because, at the end of the day, it changed my life a bit,” he said.

“After this ꦏcrash I didn’t know if I could be back on the bike again.

“I needꦯ to face this fear and face the problem I have here🐼.”

Memories of his terrible crash🐟 are now 🐼in the far-flung distance.

The Pramac Ducati rider sits on top ofꦉ MotoGP after winning the Portuguese grand prix, and looks set to fight for the title again.