JAKARTA - Gresini Racing racer, Jorge Martin, is still unable to test his new motorbike at the beginning of the 2025 season. The reason is that the conflict is still happening between Ducati and Aprilia.
Jorge Martin is recovering after a fatal injury in an official test session in Sepang, Malaysia. Because of his condition, Martin was forced to miss the first three races.
Quoted from Mundo Deportivo, Martin was present at the press conference ahead of the 2025 Argentine MotoGP. On that occasion, he hoped to undergo a RS-GP motorcycle test.
The Noale-based team hopes that a new rule that allows injury riders to test before the race can be implemented. However, to be able to make this happen, an absolute agreement from the MotoGP teams is needed.
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However, in Argentina it was revealed that Ducati did not agree with the current implementation of the regulation and wanted to be implemented in the 2026 season. Aprilia does not understand this.
"To be honest, I don't understand it. I can't say Jorge (Martin) is a threat to Ducati for MotoGP."
"He has clearly been eliminated. For me, it's a good thing for the championship," said Aprilia boss Masimo Rivola, quoted from Mundo Deportivo as saying Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
"Say, he did a test at FP1 and didn't feel well. We'll pull over his bike for the rest of the weekend," said Rivola again.
Rivola admitted that she was surprised why Ducati did not agree to the proposal. Because, in Rivola's eyes, the proposal to offer one-day tests to drivers who do not participate in many races is a good idea. Moreover, it is known that Jorge Martin has only experienced 13 laps in the Sepang test.
"To be honest, I think if the idea is good, it will be good not only from next year onwards. I understand that everyone agrees with that, except for one," said Rivola.
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