Jorge Martin is making the ‘crazy decision’ that led Valentino Rossi to four MotoGP titles.

The Italian rider has won three of the four Grands Prix to date, and has emerged as the front-runner to take the maiden title in the premier class this season.

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Sitting 11 points behind in the championship is Martin, who leads the bookmakers.

However, Aprilia’s rider line-up is expected to be different next year Martin will be replaced by Francesco Bagnaia. In regards to Noale’s expected back marker from the Spaniard, Yamaha.

Davide Brivio of Valentino Rossi in 2015 He says his decision to sign for Yamaha in 2004 was ‘crazy’.

In a recent interview Moto.itFormer team leader for the factory Yamaha outfit David Briviodetailed the events that led to it Valentino Rossi took off Honda before the 2004 season in favor of their local rivals.

The Italian began with the impression that the Honda riders at the time were only winning because of the impressive performance of the factory prototype. According to Brivio, this is what led Rossi to Yamaha’s door.

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“They were dominant, and maybe it was easy for some to think that they would have won with the other riders. “We thought we needed a rider of that level.

“So our approach is that if you come to us, we will win. If you don’t come, it will be very difficult for us. Maybe he heard what he wanted to hear because one of the reasons for his choice is that everyone is winning thanks to Honda.”

He wanted to prove the opposite, and that’s what we wanted, we had the same interest.

Brivio went on to explain how big the decision was for the doctor, adding, “It was a crazy decision at the time, if you will, on his part.

“To leave the best bike, for one that didn’t even have a podium that year as a factory team, only once in a satellite team with Barros. It was a very brave decision that in the end is more valuable for his work and achievements.”

Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha signing looks as dire as George Martin’s 2027 move.

with Jorge Martin is expected to move to Yamaha for the 2027 MotoGP seasonHe reiterated Rossi’s move to the Japanese factory.

MotoGP rankings don’t lie. With four rounds of the 2026 campaign now in the books, the factory Aprilia team sits 1-2 in the drivers’ standings, as well as one-two in the teams’ standings with Trackhouse currently occupying P2.

At the opposite end of that equation is Yamaha, which is currently languishing at the bottom of the rankings for the second year in a row.

Of course, MotoGP’s new system era next year suggests that Yamaha could take a big step forward with the new regulations, but Aprilia are clearly ahead of the competition now, so one could be forgiven for calling Martin’s switch ‘crazy’.

However, if Yamaha is confirmed to be among the frontrunners next year, the move could be seen as a major move for the 2024 world championship.