GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team's Lucas Mahias fulfilled a lifelong dream by being crowned the 2017 FIM Supersport World Champion under the floodlights in Qatar after a sensationally dramatic season finale. Determined not to rest on his laurels, the 28-year-old French rider worked incredibly hard during the winter and got his title defence off to the best possible start in 2018 after winning the opening race of the season at Phillip Island from pole position. So before Round 2 in Thailand, yamaha-racing.com caught up with the man from Mont-de-Marsan to find out what becoming champion meant to him, how his approach has changed in 2018, and where he sees himself in the future…