Jorge Martin will begin a new challenge with Aprilia in MotoGP in 2025 – but the Spaniard is set to race elsewhere.
The 26-year-old became the first independent team rider to win the premier class last season. Pramak. Although he only won three races, Martin’s Consistency gave him the edge when he beat the factory Ducati Horseman Francesco Bagnaia 10 points to the title.
Bagnaia won 11 out of 20 races in 2024, but three retirements cost him dearly. Martin retired just four times and failed to finish the entire season just twice.
Ahead of the 2025 campaign, Martin is linked with the second factory Ducati seat behind Bagnaia after Bastianini confirmed his exit. Marco Melandri Martin said he was told the Ducati seat was his. For this season.
However, the Bologna-based outfit chose to sign Mark Marquez Instead. This prompted Martin to leave Ducati entirely and move there. Aprilia As a factory rider.
George Martin responds to Ducati snub with ‘calmness’
Marquez’s ‘beast’ pulls away as a six-time champion. He took his seat on Martin. But the 2024 champion didn’t let that bother him.
Speaking with the Spanish version Motorsport.comMartin’s manager, Albert Valera, said he had no reaction to the ‘angry’ defeat at Ducati.
Instead, his response was one of ‘calmness’ which allowed him to ‘face the rest of the season the way he did’.
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“Like I said, we don’t have an ego problem. “When you have a lot of ego, it prevents you from seeing things clearly and sleeping well,” Valera said.
“It’s a waste of time to get angry at comments like this. But if there’s one rider who doesn’t let things like that affect him, it’s George, and that puts me at ease.
“We are above such comments. When Ducati dropped us, George’s mood was not one of anger, but of calmness, and that’s what allowed him to face the rest of the season the way he did.
“Knowing where he will compete in the next few years, that he will be happy, that his future is guaranteed and that, for better or for worse, and his season with Ducati, was the real secret. He won in 2024.
Could Jorge Martin race at Aprilia in 2025?
Martin He will face a tough challenge to defend his title in 2025. He is running weaker machinery at Aprilia compared to Ducati.
The Spaniard will be under more pressure to deliver as champion. after all, Martin plays number one In the year In 2025, he changed his traditional number 89 to Aprilia.
Aprilia may have paid Martin more. To have number one on his bike. This gives him more hope to fight at the front with team-mate Marco Bezecchi on his shoulders.
Massimo Rivola has high hopes for his ‘explosive’ rider combination. In 2025. But it seems that Martin is not expecting quick success.
Martin He said he cannot win the title in 2025. Focusing on 2026. But the 26-year-old is full of confidence at the back of the main title this season.
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