Albert Valera has privately admitted that George Martin signed with Yamaha ‘for the money’.

Then, after a series of crashes and serious injuries early in the season, Martin tried to break his contract and move to Honda. No action was taken and the situation was resolved, but the relationship was definitely broken.

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Now, the 28-year-old has found his way out, as Martin is set to join Yamaha. From next year. Iwata’s outfit have moved quickly to find a successor as Fabio Quattararo heads to Honda.

The same could not be said for the Aprilia in terms of handling. After Aprilia delayed the contract extension, Martin jumped to YamahaIt expires in 2026.

Albert Valera says he has decided to move George Martin to Yamaha to pay Carlo Pernat better.

As one of the biggest and most successful MotoGP manufacturers, Yamaha have a much stronger budget than the likes of Aprilia. Quartaro earns 10 million pounds a year From Iwata Clothing, Martin currently earns £3.5m per year.

Financial benefits are an incentive to join Yamaha and Martin’s manager. Albert ValeraThey admit that this is the real reason for their activism.

Carlo Pernat He described his conversation with Valera through a journalist. Manuel Pesino’s YouTube channel: “It was already a done deal, I talked to Albert Valeran two months ago.

He made it clear to me that they were signed with Yamaha for several years for the money, so it was already something two months ago, come on.

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Carlo Pernat says Jorge Martin ‘did the right thing’ to join Yamaha.

Assessing the rider market and the rumored transfers taking place in 2027, Martin believes he made the right decision to join Yamaha.

The current state of the team may cast doubt on that, but with the V4 engine off the pace of its rivals in 2026, the Yamaha riders were struggling at the back of the grid at Buriram, and it went away. Martin doubted his decision for 2027.

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But Pernat insists it was the right call to leave the Apriane: “Yeah, look, that makes sense, especially with today’s bike – not yesterday’s bike, it’s very different.”

“Martin’s got 23 fractures and they’re all broken so for him to sign a three-year contract for the money will get his career on the right track and it’s the right job.”