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The Star
4 days ago
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- The Star
Motorcycling-Reigning champ Martin wants to leave Aprilia before 2026 season
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar - April 13, 2025 Aprilia Racing's Jorge Martin in action REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
The Star
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Motorcycling-Aprilia's Bezzecchi wins British Grand Prix after Quartararo heartbreak
MotoGP - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - May 25, 2025 Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi celebrates with his team after winning the MotoGP race Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Marco Bezzecchi won a chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday for Aprilia's first victory of the season in a race that was initially red flagged for an oil spill and riders crashed or retired while in the lead. The victory was a first for Aprilia since the Grand Prix of the Americas last year. LCR Honda's Johann Zarco came second and Ducati's Marc Marquez pipped Franco Morbidelli to finish third and extend his lead in the world championship. Both Alex Marquez and his brother Marc crashed while leading before the race was restarted for an oil spill while polesitter Fabio Quartararo took the lead at the second time of asking before being forced to retire due to an issue with his bike. Bezzecchi's victory was his first since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix and the Italian also became the 11th different winner at Silverstone in the last 11 races. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
The Star
22-05-2025
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- The Star
Motorcycling-Aprilia expect Martin to honour contract, warn rivals to back off
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar - April 13, 2025 Aprilia Racing's Jorge Martin in action REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo (Reuters) - Aprilia have not had any negotiations with MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin to modify his contract and allow for an early exit, the team said on Thursday, while also firing a warning to other outfits to back off from approaching him. Martin, who won his first MotoGP title last season with Pramac Racing, switched to Aprilia on a two-year deal, but the 27-year-old has had a nightmare start to the season, having yet to score a point after six rounds. Wrist and ankle injuries sustained in a pre-season testing crash prevented him from competing in the first three rounds before a crash in his first race in Qatar led to a collapsed lung and bruised ribs that kept him off the bike for weeks. After reported that Martin was unhappy and wanted to activate a clause that would release him from his contract at the end of the year, the Italian team said the deal would run its course. "The contract between Aprilia Racing and Jorge Martin is valid and in effect and, as such, it must be respected by both parties until its expiration (at the end of 2026)," Aprilia said in a statement ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. "Aprilia Racing has honoured it in full, within the agreed upon timelines and terms, and will continue to do so in the future. "Aprilia Racing denies that any negotiations have taken place between the parties to modify the duration of the contract, which remains as originally agreed upon." Aprilia added that other teams should "refrain from making any kind of offer to riders who are under contract. "The entire team will continue to support Jorge throughout his recovery process, as it always has, and looks forward to seeing him back on track," it added. Martin has yet to comment on the speculation but posted a cryptic message on Wednesday saying, "This comeback is personal. Day 1," presumably talking about being cleared to race again. However, Aprilia will have Marco Bezzecchi and Lorenzo Savadori competing at Silverstone this weekend. (This story has been refiled to fix the spelling of 'Aprilia' in the headline) (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
The Hindu
22-05-2025
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- The Hindu
MotoGP 2025: Aprilia expects Jorge Martin to honour contract, warns rivals to back off
Aprilia has not had any negotiations with MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin to modify his contract and allow for an early exit, the team said on Thursday, while also firing a warning to other outfits to back off from approaching him. Martin, who won his first MotoGP title last season with Pramac Racing, switched to Aprilia on a two-year deal, but the 27-year-old has had a nightmare start to the season, having yet to score a point after six rounds. Wrist and ankle injuries sustained in a pre-season testing crash prevented him from competing in the first three rounds before a crash in his first race in Qatar led to a collapsed lung and bruised ribs that kept him off the bike for weeks. After reported that Martin was unhappy and wanted to activate a clause that would release him from his contract at the end of the year, the Italian team said the deal would run its course. 'The contract between Aprilia Racing and Jorge Martin is valid and in effect and, as such, it must be respected by both parties until its expiration (at the end of 2026),' Aprilia said in a statement ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. ALSO READ | Max Verstappen's thrilling Imola GP win: Top numbers, stats from the race 'Aprilia Racing has honoured it in full, within the agreed upon timelines and terms, and will continue to do so in the future. Aprilia Racing denies that any negotiations have taken place between the parties to modify the duration of the contract, which remains as originally agreed upon,' the statement added. Aprilia added that other teams should 'refrain from making any kind of offer to riders who are under contract. 'The entire team will continue to support Jorge throughout his recovery process, as it always has, and looks forward to seeing him back on track,' it said. Martin has yet to comment on the speculation but posted a cryptic message on Wednesday saying, 'This comeback is personal. Day 1,' presumably talking about being cleared to race again. However, Aprilia will have Marco Bezzecchi and Lorenzo Savadori competing at Silverstone this weekend.
TimesLIVE
22-05-2025
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- TimesLIVE
Aprilia expects Martin to honour contract, warns rivals to back off
Aprilia have not had any negotiations with MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin to modify his contract and allow for an early exit, the team said on Thursday, while also firing a warning to other outfits to back off from approaching him. Martin, who won his first MotoGP title last season with Pramac Racing, switched to Aprilia on a two-year deal, but the 27-year-old has had a nightmare start to the season, having yet to score a point after six rounds. Wrist and ankle injuries sustained in a preseason testing crash prevented him from competing in the first three rounds before a crash in his first race in Qatar led to a collapsed lung and bruised ribs that kept him off the bike for weeks. After reported that Martin was unhappy and wanted to activate a clause that would release him from his contract at the end of the year, the Italian team said the deal would run its course. 'The contract between Aprilia Racing and Jorge Martin is valid and in effect and, as such, it must be respected by both parties until its expiration (at the end of 2026),' Aprilia said ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. 'Aprilia Racing has honoured it in full, within the agreed upon timelines and terms, and will continue to do so in the future. 'Aprilia Racing denies that any negotiations have taken place between the parties to modify the duration of the contract, which remains as originally agreed upon.' Aprilia added that other teams should 'refrain from making any kind of offer to riders who are under contract'. 'The entire team will continue to support Jorge throughout his recovery process, as it always has, and looks forward to seeing him back on track,' it added. Martin is yet to comment on the speculation but posted a cryptic message on Wednesday saying, 'This comeback is personal. Day 1,' presumably talking about being cleared to race again.
