Aprilia Admits Jorge Martin Still Struggling to Adjust to New Bike

Jorge Martin tested the Aprilia RS-GP25 motorbike (Instagram/@89jorgemartin).

JAKARTA - Racer Jorge Martin is said to still not be comfortable with his new motorbike, the RS-GP25 from the Aprilia manufacturer. This was revealed by one of the top officials of the Italian factory team, Massimo Rivola.

Jorge Martin will only join Aprilia in the 2025 competition season. However, before that, the racer had undergone an official end-of-season test and rode the RS-GP25 motorbike.

After the test agenda, Rivola did not deny that Jorge Martin was still in the adaptation stage and was trying his best to spur his new ride. Moreover, since competing in MotoGP in 2021 he has become accustomed to the Ducati Desmosedici.

"It feels positive and he (Jorge Martin) gave positive input compared to what we expected."

"There are things that are better and need to be improved, but in general he really likes the bike," Rivola said as reported by Speedweek, Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

"We sometimes see him struggling a bit with the bike. However, we know what he wants," said the figure who was once behind the success of the Ferrari team in Formula 1.

In the last official MotoGP test, Martin was ranked 11th in the best time standings. At that time, Martin was still seen trying to control the bike well.

On the other hand, officially Martin clearly still cannot comment on the Aprilia RS-GP25 bike because he is still under contract with Ducati until the end of this year.

However, for Rivola, he is free to talk about his new rider.

"He (Jorge Martin) and Marco (Bezzecchi) have the same analysis. So, the direction is clear. Both of them started the test with the 2024 bike, they then switched to the new bike."

"It looks like the RS-GP25 is better. So, it's not impossible that we will move forward," said Rivola optimistically.