Jorge Martin set for Madrid return as Aprilia “treat him like a son”
Aprilia boss on Jorge Martin’s recovery, F1 ke🌱rbs, and Marco Bezzecchi’sღ untapped potential.

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola has confirmed that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin will be transferred to Madrid this weekend as the reigning MotoGP champion continues his recovery from seriouꦿs injuries i🌼n Qatar.
Martin, who was making his long-aw🌳aited Aprilia debut, suffered eleven fractured ribs and a collapsed lung after crashing 🎉out of 17th place midway through the Lusail race - his first grand prix appearance since injuries in pre-season testing and training.
The Spaniard has🦂 remained in Qatar under medical supervision ever sin🍎ce.
Speaking ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, Rivola said: “The first goodܫ news was when [Jorge] could leave the𒐪 hospital to go to the hotel.
“The other good news is that on Saturday, in two days, he will be able to fly back to Madrid ౠwith an ambulance [medical flight]
“In Madrid, they will do some checks at the Ruber International Hospital. After the checks🍎, we start knowing what is the real situation and get maybe an idea of the reco🎃very time.”
No return date – Aprilia “treat him like a son”
Rivola made clear there is no timeline for Martin’s return, nor any preಞssure being placed on the rider to hasten his comeback.
“We don’t want to do any forecast. We want to give him all the time he needs. There’s no rush... We want him back🐻 one hundred percent.”
Rivola then described how Aprilia plans to support Martin as he reco💫vers🌊 from his third set of fractures since February.
“The only thing we have to do it now is to treat him like a son. If 🔯I have a son, I want him back when he’s ready to do it and let him feel that we love him and we stay close to [him]. And that is priority number one.”
Qatar incident reignites kerb debate: “F1 decides”
While Rivola defended the decision to let Martin return at Qatar - sᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtating the rider and doctors had all cleared him to race – he pointed to tr🍷ack design as a key factor in the severity of the incident.
Rather than sliding off the track, Martin slid along the kerb, in front of the following Fabꦿio di Giannantonio, who had no chance to avoid clipping the🍸 Spaniard.
“It could have been a normal crash but that kerb is made for cars and not for motorbikes,” Rivola stressed.
“When you race at the same track as Formula One, it’s difficult to pretend too much. In the balance between F1 and MotoGP, F1 decide🃏s!”
♈The remarks reignite the safety debate around shared F1/MotoGP venues due to car-oriented kerbs and asphalt run-off areas.

Savadori steps in again as Aprilia ramps up development
With Martin sidelined, Lorenzo Savadori will again step in at Jerez, balancing rac🐽e duties with his💫 test rider responsibilities.
"Having him racing is an opportunity for him to get up to speed and a good opportunity for us to keep testing things that would have to be done in private testing or eventually one item at a time during the race weekend," Rivola ไsaid.
"It is always very difficult [🌌to test wit🦂h race riders] during a race weekend. But now Lorenzo can do it easily because his mental attitude and approach, he knows that he’s here to test.”
Bezzecchi pace promising, but qualifying still key
Rivola also defended Marco Bezzecchi’s mixed results, saying the former VR46 rider’s race pace has been top-five calibre - if he can unlock a bette﷽r qualifying lap.
“Honestly, I’m happy about Marco. He recovers, he overtakes... if you start 1🍎5th and finish P8ꦦ, you are doing a good race.
“The ques🥃tion mark will be - if Marco starts 8th, can he𒆙 win the race?! This I hope that we’ll discover soon.”
Bezzecchi currently sits seventh in the riders’ standings, with a string of recovery rides showing promise, but no podiums yet in 2025.

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