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26-04-2025
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Injured Jorge Martin was scared he might "never ride again"
World champion Jorge Martin revealed that he was afraid he might never ride again during the lowest moments of his current injury layoff. Martin crashed in a pre-season training ride and will not attempt to race for his new team, Aprilia, until the next (and fourth) event of the season in Qatar. He did however make his first appearance in a 2025 race paddock at the Americas GP on Thursday, where he spoke to media. Advertisement During the press session, Martin revealed more about his crash and its dark aftermath, but also mentioned that he would likely remount his RS-GP during the Qatar race weekend. 'I high-sided really, really, really fast,' said Martin of the training accident. 'I was just exiting from one corner in fourth gear. For sure it's not a MotoGP bike, but it's a Supermoto that [has some performance]. 'And yeah, I was already straight when I touched an outside kerb. I don't know if it was the paint or something. It was a really, really big crash. And I broke my foot again. Four bones in the foot and then three new bones in the hand. It was a really bad one. 'I was scared because I felt my hand was in a really bad situation, like never before. Normally, you start to move a little bit after the surgery. Or you start to feel [something]. But I couldn't move the left hand for two weeks. I literally had to hold my injured hand with my other hand. Advertisement 'So yeah, on the mental side it was difficult. I was scared I might not ride again or something… because I was really in a bad situation.' 'But after two weeks, three weeks, I started to see the light. I knew then that in the long term it wouldn't be a problem. It's healing well. I'm happy about how I'm recovering. 'But now for sure I don't feel at my best. I can move [the hand], but I still struggle to put any weight on it. So let's see how it is when I ride.' Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Aprilia Racing Aprilia Racing The question of exactly when the Spaniard will brave that return to action now appears to be settled in favour of the Qatar GP weekend on 12-13 April. Advertisement The ongoing discussions around the possibility of Martin being allowed to test a MotoGP bike ahead of a race return are now over, with Aprilia's rival manufacturers failing to unanimously approve the required change to the rules. Martin himself says he won't risk riding any motorcycle at all before Friday practice in Doha. 'I won't ride any bike till that moment because I don't want to have the same [happen again]. Imagine if I go training next week and I break, I don't know, my head or my neck. So yeah, I will wait until Qatar. 'Maybe I go there, I ride and I cannot continue. Or maybe I can. I don't know how my condition will be. For sure I won't be at a hundred per cent, but I will maybe try [to race].' Photos from Americas GP - Practice Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, crash Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, crash Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team MotoGP MotoGP Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3 Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3 Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Joan Mir, Honda HRC Joan Mir, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager of Lenovo Ducati Team Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager of Lenovo Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Massimo Rivola, Sporting Director of Aprilia, Davide Brivio, Team Manager of Trackhouse Racing Massimo Rivola, Sporting Director of Aprilia, Davide Brivio, Team Manager of Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team MotoGP MotoGP Advertisement Read Also: For Johann Zarco, Romano Albesiano is the agent of change Honda desperately needs Why Francesco Bagnaia is counting the days to Doha MotoGP race winner Pedrosa to return to KTM for Misano test
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08-04-2025
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Martin confirms MotoGP return from injury at Qatar GP
Motorsport photo The factory Aprilia team has confirmed that MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will return from injury at this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix. Martin, who has missed the first three weekends of the year following a pre-season Supermoto training accident, had already expressed his desire to return to action in Doha when he visited the paddock at the Americas GP last weekend. Now his comeback has been officially announced by Aprilia, the team to which he moved from Pramac for 2025. Advertisement Read Also: How advice from Marquez is helping Martin recover from injury Martin's participation for the full weekend will however be subject to medical assessments in Qatar – as well as his own feeling and pain levels. He will have to earn a clean bill of health before Free Practice 1 on Friday, which will be his first chance to ride his MotoGP bike since the training injury in February. He is then likely to undergo further assessments to confirm his fitness for the remainder of the event. The rider himself is aware that even if he can take part in the entire weekend at Losail, he should not expect too much in terms of performance. Advertisement 'I have a great desire to be back on the track and I'm happy to at least be able to try and race in Qatar,' said Martin. 'The goal will be to build up a bit of confidence with the RS-GP25 and to begin to turn some laps. 'I don't know how my physical fitness will be – undoubtedly not 100%. We'll try to do our best and to improve gradually. 'Physically, I'm not even sure I'll be able to finish the race, but if we can manage [to do so] it will be a victory because that will mean that I'm beginning to recover. We need to take one step at a time to try and get back to our normal level as soon as possible.' According to an Aprilia statement, Martin 'underwent surgery on 25 February and then followed an intense physical therapy programme with the goal of returning to the track as quickly as possible. 'Before taking to the track, the defending world champion will need to be assessed by the [MotoGP] medical delegation in order to be cleared to race.'
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30-03-2025
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Bagnaia takes out Americas GP in Texas, Miller fifth
Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia has won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez after leader Marc Marquez crashed halfway through the race to lose for the first time this season. Marquez had clinched pole position in qualifying as well as a third straight sprint victory on Saturday, but after a first crash on the red Ducati, the six-times MotoGP champion opted to retire due to extensive damage on his bike. Although Bagnaia took the chequered flag on Sunday to move up to 75 points, Alex Marquez will leave Austin with the bigger smile as finishing second moved him to the top of the championship on 87 points, one point ahead of his elder brother Marc. Fabio Di Giannantonio finished third to give Ducati another clean sweep of the podium, while fellow of VR46 Racing teammate Franco Morbidelli was fourth and Australia's Jack Miller fifth. Your Grand Prix winner, @PeccoBagnaia! 🏆#AmericasGP 🇺🇸 — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) March 30, 2025 "I'm super happy, I'm already without (my) voice, I screamed out loud," Bagnaia said after he had a celebratory hot dog in the paddock. "What a fantastic feeling, to be back on the top step of the podium after such a difficult period." Even before the race began, there was chaos when the sun briefly came out and riders who had opted for wet tyres suddenly sprinted back to the pits to swap their bikes, opting for slicks on a drying track, leading to a red flag. When the 19-lap race eventually got underway, Marc Marquez had a perfect launch off the line, leading his brother and Bagnaia before he peeled away and established a lead of over a second by the end of the opening lap. Bagnaia had been finishing behind the Marquez brothers in previous races and sprints, and the Italian was determined to finish higher, using Alex's slipstream to overtake the Gresini rider and take second place on lap four. Marc looked to be in cruise control as he set a race lap record but the Spaniard suddenly slid off the track on lap nine, seeing his hopes of a record-extending eighth victory at the Circuit of the Americas go up in smoke. MORE DRAMA! 💥💥💥💥@marcmarquez93 HAS GONE DOWN! #AmericasGP 🇺🇸 — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) March 30, 2025 Behind him, Bagnaia's eyes lit up and the twice world champion grabbed the opportunity to close the gap to his teammate in the championship, extending his lead over Alex as the race wore on. Bagnaia eventually won with a two-second lead over Alex, who had no problem finishing second for a third straight race. "Now we are leading the championship, something that is really great. We are Mr Seconds, but (being) Mr Seconds also pays off," Alex said with a grin.
