Jorge Martin set for Madrid return as Aprilia “treat him like a son”

Aprilia boss on Jorge Martin’s recovery, F1 kerbs, and Marco Bezzecchi’s untaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚpped potential.

Jorge Martin, 2025 Qatar MotoGP
Jorge Martin, 2025 Qatar MotoGP

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola has confirmed that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin will be transferred to Madrid this weekend as the reigning MotoGPꦓ champion continues his recovery from serious injuries in Qatar.

Martin, who was making his long-awaited Aprilia debut, suffered eleven fractured ribs and a collapsed lung after crashing out of 17th place midway through the Lusail race - his first grand prix appearanc🐓e since injuries in pre-season testing and training.

The Spaniard has remained in Qatar under medical supervision ever sin🌞c༺e.

Speaking ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, Riv♕ola said: “The first good news was when [Jorge] could leave the hospital to go to the hotel.

“The 🌜other good news is that on Saturday, in two days, he will be able to fly back to Madrid with an ambulance [medical flight]

“In Madrid, they will do some checks at the Ruber I🏅nternational Hospital. After the checks, we start knowing what is the real situation and get maybe an idea of the recovery time.”

No return date – Aprilia “treat him like a son”

Rivola made clear there is no timeline❀ for Martin’s return, nor any pressu📖re being placed on the rider to hasten his comeback.

“We don’t want to do any forecast. We want to give him all th🔴e time he needs. There’s no rush... We want him back one hundred percent.”

Rivola then described how Aprilia plans to suppo👍rt Martin as he recovers from his third set of fractures since February.

“The only thing we have to do it now is tꦅo treat him like a son. If I have a son, I want him back when he’s ready to do it and let him feel that we love him and we stay close to [him]ꦦ. And that is priority number one.”

Qatar incident reignites kerb debate: “F1 decides”

While Rivola defended the decision to let Martin return at Qatar - stating the ride🐻r and doctors had all cleared h𝓰im to race – he pointed to track design as a key factor in the severity of the incident.

Rather than sliding off the track, Martin slid along the kerb, in front of the follow🍬ing Fabio di Giannantonio, who had no chance to avoid clipping ♛the Spaniard.

“It could have been a normal crash but that kerb is made for cars and not for motorbikes,” Rivola stressed.

“When you race at the same track as Formula One, it’s difficult to pre🎶tend too much. In the balance between F1 and MotoGP, F1 decဣides!”

The remarks reignite the safety♑ debate around shared F1/MotoGP venues due to car-oriented kerbs and asphalt run-off areas.

Jorge Martin, 2025 Qatar MotoGP
Jorge Martin, 2025 Qatar MotoGP

Savadori steps in again as Aprilia ramps up development

With Martin sidelined, Lorenzo Savadori🐼 will again step in at Jerez, balancing race duties with his test rider responsibilities.

"Having him racing is an opportunity for him to get up to speed and a good opportunity for us to keep testing things ꦬthat would have to be done in private te💦sting or eventually one item at a time during the race weekend," Rivola said.

"It is always very difficult [to test with race riders] during a race weekend. But now Lorenzo can do it easily because🀅 his mental attitude and approach, he knows that he’s here to test.”

Bezzecchi pace promising, but qualifying still key

R🍸ivola also defended Marco Bezzecchi’s mixed results, saying the former VR46 rider’s race pace has been t🅘op-five calibre - if he can unlock a better qualifying lap.

“Honestly, I’m happy about Marco. He recovers, he overtakes... if you start 15th and finish P8, you are doing a good rac🌜e.

“The question mark will be - if Marco starts 8th, can he win the ra♉ce?! This I hop🍸e that we’ll discover soon.”

Bezzecchi currently sits seventh in the riders’ standings, with a string of recovery rides showing promise, but no podiums yet in 2025.
 

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