Jorge Martin came away from the Catalan Grand Prix without adding any points to the championship, but now it has been revealed that the former world champion ignored advice from Aprilia ambassador Max Biaggi ahead of Sunday’s race.
The Spaniard is just one point away. Marco Bezecchi The benchmark in MotoGP standards as it arrived in Barcelona last weekend. Now it is located 15 points away from the factory Aprilia Teammate.
After the completion of the Great Race, Martin was furious with Aprilia’s top brass And he was spotted in the team’s garages in the middle of a heated argument with team leader Massimo Rivola and manager Paolo Bonora.
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Martin He was slammed by MotoGP fans after footage of the incident was released on social media, and he issued a public apology to Aprilia for his reaction to it.
Rivola and Bonora weren’t the only two team members to clash with Martin during the Spaniard’s tragic weekend. Max Biagi He remains distraught over his actions.
Max Biaggi tells Jorge Martin to ‘bring home the points’ ahead of Catalan GP crash
When it appears Andrea Dovizioso MotoGP PodcastJournalist Cosimo Curatola described his conversation with Biaggi before Sunday’s Grand Prix.
It was a difficult weekend for the Noale-based outfit, who could manage the factory line-up P9 (Martin) and P12 (Bezechichin). At one round it was a far cry from their previous form.
With both their bikes out of place in their sections of the grid, Biaggi wasn’t too optimistic about his chances at either race at the Montmelo-based circuit.
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“I had a chat with Max Biaggi on Sunday morning and I said, ‘Come on, you have a great chance for the big prize today’.” Kuratola started.
“I don’t know, I doubt it very much, because I can see the tires going back, I mean, the grip is losing fast, and the riders are struggling,” he said.
The Italian journalist went on to reveal another part of his conversation with the four-time 250cc world champion, “And another interesting, prophetic thing he told me at the time was that he had breakfast with George.”
“He said: “Please, George, you started from behind today, let’s bring the points home, the world championship is a long time.”
“Martin said, ‘Yeah, yeah, I’ll be on the podium, third, don’t worry.’ And Max said, ‘If the rider tells you he’s planning for third, he’s trying to win.'” Maybe Martin shouldn’t have started winning.
George Martin can’t continue to be blinded by his lust for Aprilia.
Biaggio’s advice to the 2024 world champion comes after he suffered four crashes in the previous sessions, twice in practice on Friday, and once in qualifying and the sprint race.
To be fair to Martin, his altercation with Raul Fernandez in the second Grand Prix was not his fault, but his racing style was still evident every time he took part in the race.
Still, Biag’s advice comes from the outside, and he can take himself out of the situation and look at the bigger picture. Martin will simply have to follow a similar approach to ensure he is still a title contender at the end of the year.
Even worse. Martin had another accident during the test in Barcelona The day after the Grand Prix. He was taken to hospital following the incident and was considered lucky to not have suffered any fractures.
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