Aprilia MotoGP team manager Paolo Bonora says he expects “to be part of the game next year” with Jo🦋rge Martin ꧟at the helm.

Last year’s championship runner-up Martin was due to step up to the factory Ducati squad in 2025 before the Ital💦ian marque made a U-turn to promote Marc Marquez instead.

Martin subsequently signed a deal with the factory Aprilia squad for 2025 following the Italian Grand Prix and will be partnered by Marco Bezzecchi, who is ⛎moving over from VR46.

In recent years Aprilia has found itself fighting for occasional race wins and semi-regular podium appearances wit🐽h its RS-GP, but a sustained title challenge has been missing.

Aleix Espargaro - who will retire from racing at the end of 2024 to take up a ༺test ride role at Honda - was an outside factor in the 2022 title chase, but ultimately ended up fourth in the standings.

Bonora says Aprilia has “an amazing futꦅure” ahead with its new rider line-up and expects Martin to put th🅠em in the hunt for the championship in 2025.

“We are used to seeing Aleix and Maverick, Aleix for longer,” Bonora✤ said.

“He has been our captain since eighty years [ago], so it🌺 is th♎e life.

“We are happy about the p♈ast but we are seeing an amazing future. Next year will be another history, with young, strong, talented riders.

“A big name, absolutely,🌞 his [Martin] performance is clear to everybody.

“We expect to be part of the game next year with Jorge, as well as with Mar൲co Bezzecchi because we would like to give to both riders the possibility to fight for the best positions.

“For a factory team, the goal is to win the world champion𝐆ship.

“To be able to fight for the world championship is🐎 something that you create day by day and year by year.

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“They have a different view, different experience, and this is the most important thing for d﷽evelopment because having different perspective, different points of view will help us a lot.”

Martin’s move to Ap🦄rilia ultimately led Pramac Racing to ditch Dꦫucati for 2025 to partner long-term with Yamaha.

It is expected to sign current Aprilia-contracted rider Miguel Oliveira from Trackhouse, with KTM’s Jack Miller🥀 to be his team-mate.

Trackhouse will continue to forge close ties with Aprilia in 2025, and will field Raul Fernandez and Moto2 star Ai Oꩲgura.