Aprilia on Jorge Martin’s first test: ‘He’s a mixture between a champion and a leader’

New Aprilia technical director heaps praise on Martin’ꦯs test debut

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, Barcelona 2024 test
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, Barcelona 2024 test
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Aprilia MotoGP technical director Fabiano Sterlacch💎ini says “astonishing” Jorge Martin is “a mixture between a champion and a leader” following his first test on the RS-GP.

Just 48 hours after winning the 2024 MotoGP world title, Martin swapped Pramac Ducati for the factory Aprilia squad on Tuesday at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the Barcelona post-season test.

The Spaniard tested the 2024 and 2025-𝄹spec RS-GPs, completing 77 laps in total in 11th on the timesheets - though he did suffer a small crash late in the sessio💫n.

Due to contractual reasons, Martin was not able to 🔯speak to the med🉐ia following his first test of the RS-GP.

However, Sterlacchini - who takes over from Romano Albesiano as technical director at Aprilia -ಌ was able to evaluate Martin’s first test with the brand.

“I think that the fact that we have Jorge, who is coming fro🍸m the world title bike and he is a world title rider, is a big opportunity because we have a reference and we can understan♈d clearly more the aspects that we have to concentrate on,” he told the media, including wuqian0821.com, on Tuesday.

“I think in this short time that we worked together, yesterday [for] half a day and today, he’s a mixture between a champion and a lea𝔍der.

“And, to be honest, it’s quite astonishing the way he is approaching the job. So, really goo♏d.”

Sterlacchini comes to Aprilia having spent 2022 and 2023 with KTM, prior to which he served 17 years with Ducati in its en🐓gineering department.

With little time to ♒understand the project and the bike, he refused to be drawn into analysis on where the RS-GP needs to imp🍬rove.

“Personally🃏, I believe that is impossible: you don’t need a person who is good, you need God to understa♏nd everything in such a short time,” he said.

“To be honest, in some aspects i✃t started to become a bit more clear, less blurred th🌠e picture, but it’s absolutely premature to draw any conclusions at this moment.” 

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