Jorge Martin issued warning about ‘DNA’ of Aprilia
Jorge Martin tipped 𝄹off about the 'weak poi💟nt' of the Aprilia

Jor🅺ge Martin has been reminded that he must adjust to a different ‘DNA’ when he sꦉwitches to Aprilia.
Pram♉ac rider Martin has the opportunity to take the #1 plate from Ducati to Aprilia next year.
He missed out on a promotion to the factory Ducati squad so chose to sign for their Italian🍸 rivals.
But, he will come up against a major adjustment.
Current𝓡 Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales made a c﷽omparison: “[Ducati] do the corners in less metres.
“This is one characteristic of our bike. We need to be✃ more smooth.
“They are m♐ore sharp. In a 180 degree corner, you come back completely, they make a difference.
“It feels that you lose on acceleration but in reality you loဣse in the metres to the corner. That is our weak point.”
TNT Sp🅠orts’ Neil Hodgson added: “Great description. He’s got a bird’s eye view, spending a whole race battling with Ducatis. It is difficult for the Aprilia riders.
“At Ducati y𝓰ou can point and squirt it more - you can attack the corner💦 more, so you can be faster and gain time.
“But the Ducati - believe it or not, turns well.💦 It was always the Achilles’ Heel of the Ducati.
“At the key point of the corner, it turns more, theꦇn you fire it out.
“[Vinales] has to use more sweeping lines so he can𓃲’t brake as late.
“You’ve got to 🌌go around, then you get block💃ed by a Ducati in the middle of the corner who is slightly faster.
“You 🍌are on the edge of the tyre more, on the Aprilia. It’s whatไ he’s fighting with.”
Sylvain Guintoli replied: “It’s part of the DNA of the bike. It’🥀s like this at every track.
“At some t𝄹racks♊ it is an advantage. The Aprilia goes around long corners really well.
“The stop-and-go? The Ducati does it better.”
Martin, this year on the GP24 Ducati, slipped to second in the MotoGP championship last weekend 🍬at the Sachsenring when he fell out of the lead of the grand prix.
He is 10 points behind new leader🥃, and reigning champion, Pecco Bagnaia.

James was a sports jouℱrnalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.