George Martin may have regretted his decision to join Yamaha in 2027 after watching them perform at the Thai Grand Prix.
Rumors are suggesting. Martin is set to join Yamaha. Replacing Fabio Quatararo who will sign for Honda next year. He seems to have already confirmed his Aprilia Exit after 12 months of ups and downs.
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The 2024 champion barely competed in 2025 after suffering a serious injury throughout the season. At the beginning of the year, he tried to break the contract, and after that Apria delayed Martin’s contract offer. For 2027, he jumped at the chance to join Yamaha.
However, the Grand Prix of Thailand It showed that Aprilia and Yamaha are at two completely different ends of the pecking order in MotoGP. Martin He may be having doubts about his latest move.
George Martin had ‘serious doubts’ about Yamaha being the right career move in Thailand.
Martin had a strong weekend in Thailand, finishing an impressive P4. Apria team mate Marco Bezecchi won the Thailand GP In commanding fashion, Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura finished in the top five, the first on the podium.
Rivals Ducati were nowhere to be seen as they finished 16 seconds behind Bezzecchi. Marc Marquez retired with a rear rim failure. Aprilia were in dreamland and took a step forward in 2026, but Yamaha are in trouble.
The Iwata outfit were 30 seconds behind the Aprilia, with Fabio Quatararo and Alex Rins finishing 14th and 15th respectively. In the year They’ve had problems with the V4 throughout the 2026, and it’s not what Martin wants to see.
Leaving Aprilia for Yamaha at this stage seems like giving up the best bike on the grid for something bad, and the 27-year-old seems to have the same idea. Report from Motorsport Spain Martin announced he had ‘serious doubts’ about his decision for 2027.
He questioned whether joining Yamaha was the right move for his career, especially when Aprilia could regularly challenge Ducati for wins and possibly a championship challenge.
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Yamaha is going to have more trouble with the V4 engine.
At Buriram, Yamaha’s lack of speed was a concern for the rest of the field. After spending the whole weekend on the back foot, they didn’t look disappointed as they walked away with three points.
Iwata’s outfit had a media blackout after the race, only team principal Paolo Pavesio told reporters. Yamaha feared a ‘big mess’ from Quattroro If he had talked to the media about his frustration with the producer.
Will Fabio Quatararo see out the 2026 season with Yamaha?
The problem is that it could be worse for the team. Yamaha are now fearing the start of pit lane. Due to the insecurity of V4.
All of this points to Martin making a big mistake, jumping the gun MotoGP rider market And signing with Yamaha, especially when he has a competitive Aprilia bike.
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