New MotoGP world champion Jor𒆙ge Martin was caught in the middle of a contractual dispute between two Spanish TV broadcasters over an interview slot.

Martin was crown𒐪ed MotoGP world champion for the first time in his career last weekend at the 2024 season𒊎 finale.

He becoꦿmes the first rider in th🌄e modern era to win the championship for an independent team, and is also Ducati’s third MotoGP title winner.

Martin wꦉas due to appear on Spanish TV show La Revuelta on Television Espanola, which was set up this y🎶ear as a rival to long-running rival El Hormiguero.

But Martin was forced to cancel his appearance on La Revuelta due to contractu💮al pressure from El Hormiguero while sat in the dressing room for the former.

It appears the contractual wrangle centres on✃ the fact that Atre🍰smedia, which El Hormiguero is part of, also has a deal with Dorna Sports to show free-to-air coverage of some races on La Sexta.

“Today Jorge Martin, MotoGP world champion, was going to 🅠come, who, in fact, is down here, in the dressing room,” La Revuelta host David Broncano said.

“But h🤡alf an hour before starting he told us t♛hat El Hormiguero found out that he was coming.

“An🐎d since they don't want any guest to appear here, rather than there, they have pulled their strings, with the ways of pressuring that they have, and Jorge has told us that he can't do the interview.

“He has told us that he cannot appear on the show because, oth🧸🔯erwise, some things would happen.”

El🍬 Hormiguero posted its own statement over the incident, saying: “It has been a misunderstanding of no major importance.

“Two weeks before the final [MotoGP round], we had agreed to have Jorge Mar💖tin exclusively on our program.

“Today, one of their representatives made a mistake by changing the visit they had scheduled with ൩another rider.

“After what happened, Dorna, the organising company of the Motorcycle World Championship, contacted the representatives to resolওve the situation.”

According to Autosport𝔍, El Hormiguero clocked the contractual clash after Martin posted a now-deleted tweet about his La Revuelt🦩a appearances. 

La Revuelta issued its own brief social media statement defending Marti🍨n and hi𒁃s team, saying that they are not to blame for the situation. 

"If there was any doubt, yesterday Jorge Martin a⭕nd his te🐠am did everything possible to ensure that the interview could be broadcast," it read. 

"They behaved impeccably and hopefully we can invite him back in the fut🦩ure and celebrate with him that he is world champion."

Martin himself tweeted: "Thanks to the whole La Revuelta team and the audience! It was a great night! I'll be back soon and we'll share ꦺit with the whole audience."