Aprilia has criticized team-mate Marco Bezecic for dropping teammate Marco Bezecic among other riders following Jorge Lorenzo Massimo Rivola’s handling of Jorge Martin following the 2024 world champion’s crash at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Aprilia end to Hungarian Grand Prix In the first corner of the authorized 26-lap race Mark Marquez To secure a perfect weekend for himself and get a foot in the door in the Championship landscape.
George Martin apologized for the accident at the start of the Hungarian GP. How would you feel if you were Marco Bezeci?
Massimo RivolaThe director general of the factory’s Aprilia clothing team was furious at the rider’s mistake. He publicly blamed Martin for making such a rookie mistake At the beginning of a long race.
Rivola later retracted his statementBut his decision to make immediate comments about the incident cast the Italian in a negative light at a time when the Noale-based MotoGP factory is facing a difficult season.
What’s more? Rivola is now accused of having a ‘vendetta’ against Martin Following the words in the press. The two Aprilia figures have been in turmoil, leading some to believe that the team principal has not forgiven the star rider.
Jorge Lorenzo asked if Ducati would react the same as Aprilia after Jorge Martin’s accident
Famous MotoGP driver George Lorenzo The Spaniard is the latest man to pass judgment on Noale’s offense, saying how it bothers him to hear his boss booed in the media.
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“As for Aprilia, changing the mechanics doesn’t matter, because I think they give you the same bike, but emotionally you already feel it – if you’re uncomfortable and you’re giving it a hard time behind closed doors, well…”
The three-time premier class title-winner then asked the question Ducati I would have done the same. Francesco BagnaiaHe made the mistake of taking Marquez out when he was with the Italian builder.
“Can you imagine (David) Tardozzi or Gigi (Daliegna) talking bad about Bagnaia because he misjudged the braking and took the mark?” he asked.
The incident comes later. Martin was seen in person with Aprilia boss Paolo Bonora. After retiring from the Catalan Grand Prix in May. He apologised, but things seem to have taken a turn for the worse at Balaton Park.
Therefore, Lorenzo sees that incident as more serious than his mistake at the Hungarian GP, ​​adding, “I think Martin’s behavior on the (Catalan GP) pit lane, pushing the Aprilia engineer all the way, is a bigger mistake than yesterday’s mistake.”
“The consequences of yesterday are for the other riders; you’re not putting your life on the line off the track. But on the track, he could have known it and 100 percent avoided it.”
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