“The best since” iconic Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez drama
“Next year will be inte⛄resting, with Marc on a factory bike..."

Francesco Bagnaia and Jorgജe Martin’s title battle this year has been the best since 2015.
That’s according to Jack Miller who also shared the grid with Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino🔴 Rossi and Marc Marquez during their legendary skirmish nine years ago.
Lorenzo emerged as the champion in 2015, edging a fuming Rossi who blamed Marquez for his inability to win the titl꧅e. The grudge remains to this day.
But Martin and Bagnaia’s battles this season have also bee✅n epic, Miller says.
“Obviously since the Marc reign has gone a🏅way over the past couple of years, this is probably the best one꧋ that we’ve had,” the KTM rider claimed.
“The Pecco and Fabio Quartararo one was pretty coolꩵ, as well.
“But this is definitely, by far, if we’re talking about title r🌸aces, the best since Vale and Jorge in 2015.
“This is the 🌳best one we’ve seen in nearly 10 years.
“I am sure it will g🌃et closer and closer as the years go on.
“Ne꧅xt year will be interesting, with Marc on a factory bike and a ♌lot of changes in the off-season.
“The championship is getting closer and closer.
“But [Bagnaia and Martin] are in a le💜a🔯gue of their bloody own!
“All you’ve got to do is look at the race in Sepang, to see how far in front those two wꦜere going.”
Martin is 24 points clear of Bagnaia heading into the last spri൩nt race and grand prix.
If ♎he wins the sprint race on Saturday, he wil🌳l confirm a maiden title.
It will a💃lso represent a victory for Pramac team, a satellite team 🅷beating the manufacturer they belong to.
Miller’s last race for KTM
Miller lost his factory KTM seat for 2025 to Pedro Acos♌ta. The manufacturer then opted to name a new-look duo of Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales for next year’s rebranded Tech3 team.
Miller�🦋� found a reprieve with Pramac, who will become a Yamaha satellite team in 2025.
He said ab💟out his last round with KTM this weekend in Barcelonaꦚ: “I’ve done this multiple times now.
“I am looking forward to finishing strong.
“I h🌄ave a good relationship with all of my crew. I’ve worked with him for seven years, it’s a long time to work with a single 🔯individual.
“Ther🌟e will be some emotions, for sure. But when one door closes, another opens in this busi♑ness.
“The beauty is that this paddock is f𓆉******♏ small so we’ll see him more than enough in the next year!”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Ameriꦬcan sports, to football, to F1.