Massimo Rivola has called for “respect” between Marco Bezecchi and Jorge Martin in the 2026 MotoGP title race, after Aprilia refused to hand over any team orders early.
Aprilia Now both of their riders in 2010 It seems that they will compete for the championship in 2026 Bezechichi Leads April Break. Martin Just four points above the level. KTM rival Pedro Acosta trails third-placed Bezecic by 21 points after the opening three rounds.
Ducati star and 2025 champion Marc Marquez is also fifth, 36 points adrift of Bezzicci, five points adrift of the VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio in fourth. Bezecicci and Martin have opened up an early lead as the only riders to take consecutive podiums this season.
Bezeci has made a good start to 2026 after taking Grand Prix wins in Thailand, Brazil and the US. Martin won the COTA Sprintand won second place at the Grand Prix in Goiania and Texas. Acosta is the only non-Aprilia rider to record two podiums.
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Aprilia will not use team orders if Marco Bezecchi or Jorge Martin fail to win the 2026 title.
Even Marquez admitted that Bezcicci is “unstoppable”. Currently, he has led every round of the past five Grands Prix after winning the last two races of 2025. MotoGP season. But Bezechichi’s withdrawal from the Buriram and COTA Sprints helped keep Martin out of touch.
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But Rivola admits it’s still early in the season, so she’s not asking Apria Martin or Bezecic to win another title for the 2026 Cavaliers just yet. The Italian crew has no plans to change their thinking until both pilots are “mathematically” out of the title race.
“With these things in mind, it would be great if we were in the last three GPs and not in the first three,” said Rivola. Gazzetta dello Sport.
“It’s true that Baez has never won, so everything is new to him. But I’ve seen him very attentively. We’ll talk later,” says Lucio Battisti.
“Yes, yes, yes (races are free). If one is out of the running in math and can help the other, we’ll see. The main thing is there’s respect, and you can see if there’s not. The riders are the first to look.”
Massimo Rivola The door continues to open for George Martin at Aprilia in 2027.
Rivola may surprise some by announcing that Aprilia will allow Martin Bezecic to fight for the 2026 MotoGP riders’ title, as the former is expected to leave Noale’s crew at the end of the year. Martin is expected to leave Aprilia for Yamaha in 2027Fabio Quartararo is joining Honda.
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It has been said that Aprilia is set to sign Ducati’s Francesco Bagna. They offered Bezecic a new deal in February on a 2+2 year contract to replace Martin. But no deal has been officially finalized yet, and Aprilia CEO Rivola continues to leave the door open for Martin to stay.
Rivola said, “Besides base verification, there are no ads, right? We forced ourselves to take a day off.”
Martin and Bezeci both joined Aprilia in 2025, but the former has been linked with a move away several times after suffering an injury-plagued first year at Nole. Martin is only now starting to return to full fitness, and 2024 could see him win another title after taking the crown.
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