Aprilia MotoGP boss Paolo Bonora says reigning world champion Jorge Martin’s visit to th♍e Americas Grand Prix was a “surprise” for the factory team.

After Ducati made a U-turn on its decision to promote him to its works squad for 2025 in favour of Marc Marquez, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin signed a multi-year deal with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aprilia’s factory team.

Making an encouraging start to life at Aprilia in the November Barcelona test last year, in which he was🌳 the fastest of ꦉthe riders swapping manufacturer for 2025, Martin has yet to start a race for the brand.

Completing just 13 laps on the o♚pening day 🍰of testing at Sepang, Martin crashed and suffered multiple fractures, before injuring himself further in a training accident prior to the Thai Grand Prix.

He has꧂ been out of action since, with Martin aiming for a racing return in next month’s Qatar GP.

Ahead of his racing return, Martin has come to the🦋 Americas Grand Prix as part of a team bonding exercise and a first chance to understand how Aprilia works during ꦕa race weekend.

Team boss ꦇBonor♔a says his visit was kept a secret from the rest of the crew.

“Boost and energy are the correct words, for sure,” he said about Martin’s visit at COTA during MotoGP’s world feed coverage of FP2 on Saturday.

“It was a surprise for the team.

“We kept it secret for the team, so they were🌟 absolutely excited to see him.

“But it was important for Jorge🦋 to be here because after many days without feeling the race situation, it is𓆉 important for him.

“It’s the first step to get him into the rhythm.”

Aprilia had been lobbying with MotoGP t🎃o𓆉 open up the regulations to allow Martin to have a day of testing prior to his racing comeback.

Under the concession rules, only Yamaha and Honda ♕are allowed to test with their rꦏace riders freely during the season.

While an official request was made to the championship, it was not unanimously agreed on by the manufacturers’ association - though 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ducati claims it was not the one who stood in the way of Martin’s test being approved, as had initially been reported⭕ by Aprilia.