Jorge Martin’s brutally honest take on leaving MotoGP’s top bike behind
Jorge Marꦓtin quizzed about decision to exit Ducati

Jorge Martin’✨s move to Aprili🌞a in 2025 means he will leave behind MotoGP’s best bike.
The Ducati GP24 - the machinery of the two riders from the factory and Pramac teams - ha🐎s proved to be a step ahead of even the year-old version which Marc Marquez rid𝓰es.
But Martin will join🦂 Ap🌟rilia next year which means a major change of manufacturer.
He was questioned about his 💦true feelings on leaving MotoGP’s best bike to someone els🐠e.
“Or not. We don't know that,” he🉐 replied to .
“In the end we don't know this and 𓆉I want to think about this year and go race by race.
“After [Barcelona] I will think about next year.
“I don't know what I'm going to find. I don't know if it will be very good or very bad, so I'll think about it when I have to think 💙about it.”
Martin was asked if he’d ever reconsidered his decision to quitꦐ Ducati.
“No. Never. Not at all,” he insisted.
“I haꦰve not reconsidered that 🌠nor am I going to reconsider it.
“In the end, there are situations in life where you have tꦓo make decisions and this was one.
2Iꦅ💞 have followed my dream and I hope to fulfil it.”
Ducati initially appeared set ဣto reward Pramac’s Martin with their 2025 factory ride🔴, but U-turned to select Marquez instead.
Martin - who missed out on the coveted red bike for a third time - immediately 🐻penned a deal to become a factory Aprilia🍸 rider next year.
He was ask🗹ed whether his swift choice was due to his spite for Ducati’s rejection.
“I don't have to say anything,” he claimed.
“Everyon🧸e who thinks what they want. I am very calm with my decision.”
M🐼artin could yet take the #1 plate to Ducati’s rival Italian manufacturer.
He will b🎀e replacing hi💫s good friend Aleix Espargaro at Aprilia.
The MotoGP landscape will be hugely different in 2025 when Pecco ♈Bagnaia and Marquez form a🧜 formidable - but potentially volatile - factory Ducati line-up.
Ducati will have six riders, reduced from e💛ight. And three factory bikes, reduced from four.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🥂rts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.