George Martin had to miss the three-day Sepang MotoGP test after another operation on his wrist, but has the truth behind the injury been revealed?
The 2025 MotoGP season was a disaster. George MartinThe reigning champion had to undergo multiple surgeries on various injuries throughout the year.
His injury woes then continued into the 2026 season, with Martin unable to take part in the Sepang test due to another operation on his hand.
Aprilia He explained that the surgery was needed to address an earlier injury; However, new rumors indicate something else.
The latest rumors about the operation revealed by Neil Hodgson
During the latest episode Gas outNeil Hodgson has revealed the rumors in the MotoGP paddock about why Martin had surgery.
In the year Martin, the 2003 World Superbike Champion, was in test practice when he was told he had an accident on his motocross bike and suffered a new injury.
Hodgson said, “Here we are again, it’s hard to believe, someone told me, and I don’t know if it’s true, it’s a rumor, that Apria went in for the surgery because something wasn’t right.
But I had heard that the motocross bike or training aid had crashed.
“The story was told to me by people I trusted, not from the inside. I can’t say it’s true, but it’s one of the rumours.”
George Martin’s MotoGP future is not with Aprilia.
After winning the 2024 MotoGP World Championship with Pramac Racing at Ducati, Martin signed a two-year contract with Aprilia for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
However, his time with the Italian manufacturer did not go to plan due to injury problems in 2025 and contract drama when he tried to leave Aprian before the 2026 season.
It is now expected that Martin will not stay on the RS-GP until 2027 when the new regulations will come into effect and the 850 cc engines will be introduced.
The reports that came out during the Sepang test pointed out Martin is in talks with the factory Yamaha team. And it replaces Fabio Quatararo signs a two-year contract with Honda.
