George Martin will donate the number one on his Aprilia MotoGP bike 2025. The world champion confirmed the selection at an event organized by the team on Thursday morning.
After winning the trophy. Martin He was faced with a dilemma. Either can be changed to no. 1, as the champion has the right to do or keep #89.
The Spaniard used the #89 to reach his first premier class crown. And since then he has shown the front of the bike. MotoGP First in 2021.
Joan Mir and Fabio Quattro retain their numbers after winning the championship in 2020 and 2021 respectively. But Francesco Bagnaia went the other way, becoming the first since Casey Stoner in 2012 to claim #1.
Martin eventually decided to emulate his 2024 opponent. As expected, he may have to go back to 89 if he gives up his seat on the MotoGP throne.
Martin doesn’t expect to win the championship. to join Aprilia after leaving the Ducati stable this year. It’s ready to wait until 2026, or perhaps the 2027 rule change.
MotoGP fans will absolutely love George Martin’s #1 decision for 2025
Martin’s choice proved popular with fans on social media. Aprilia The Spaniard and his new team-mate Marco Bezecic have released a video of them pulling the covers off their new bikes.
Someone on Instagram said no. 1 looks ‘stunning’ on RSGP25. Another ‘hell yes!’ He could not contain his joy.
One fan added: ‘Love to see you’, and another simply said: ‘Finally’. There was also a sense of ‘pride’ that it was a great honor to carry #1.
The changes related to last year’s bike changes are very subtle, the red is now more prominent and the blue is less visible. But one fan said the ‘beauty’ of the design was taken to the ‘next level’ with the #1 plate.
Is George Martin going to bring a Valentino Rossi character to Aprilia?
Aleix Espargaro believes Martin can win the 2025 title.Although the reigning champion holds the position. Espargaro is clearly an authority on the subject, having left Aprilia for a testing role at Honda.
Perhaps his best hope is a close battle between Bagnaia and Marc Marquez of the new Ducati team. If they take enough points off each other, he can keep Martin in the frame.
A former Yamaha crew chief believes. Martin may have had the influence of Valentino Rossi on Aprilia. In the early 2000s, the Japanese manufacturer remembered that they had a good bike, but they needed a champion like Rossi to turn it into true greatness.
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