Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola has been critical of Jorge Martin’s performances of late but was singing his praises at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The 2024 champion shot has fallen Aprilia Sometime in 2026, after firing Paolo Bonora in a garage in Barcelona, Martin At the first corner at Balaton Park, he destroyed both Factory Apreas and Raul Fernandez.
In response to the disaster Rivola said Martin never rode like a champion.. Such public criticism was something he later regretted, but it was clear that there was tension between the parties – they were crushed by Asen.
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Massimo Rivola sees George Martin riding like a man who knows how to manage a championship at Assen.
Martin responded to Rivola’s commentHe explained that he did not understand the situation, perhaps due to his lack of driving experience.
The Spaniard was again crucial to the team after Brino, as Aprilia defends Marco Bezecchi on the block. To slap the marshal. Martin asked Aprilia to support him In the same situation, the same event should happen.
But any criticism is lost on Dutch Grand Prix As Noel’s outfit dominated the weekend. Martin took pole position, but had no answer for the Trackhouse drivers, with Raul Fernandez winning the Sprint and Ai Ogura winning Sunday’s race.
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Rival P3 praised Martin for realizing Sunday was the best he could hope for and not pushing harder than necessary. A person who knows how to lead a championship in his eyes is how to act.
Asked if a reconciliation with Martin was ‘real’ after his statement over the weekend, Rivola said. Motorsport España: “of course.
“First of all, we all make mistakes. And in Hungary I said the world champion doesn’t make mistakes like that because he knows how to manage the world championship. He did it here.
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It’s because he wasn’t the fastest, backed by his talent, the pole position that only he could achieve. He was perfect in the race, he had a good start and was leading, but when he saw the trackhouse bikes arrive he didn’t do anything crazy, he knew it would be good to finish third.
This is the approach a driver who knows how to win a world championship should take.
Martin now leads the ranks of the riders after Bezeci’s serious crash. He has a seven-point lead over team-mate and 40 points ahead of 5-time champion Marc Marquez.
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