Jorge Martin had “no intention to ride, went to a shop to get a helmet”

Jorge Martin addresses injury absence and Aprilia exiꦕt

Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin

The smile was back on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin’s face as he stood inside an Aprilia garage.

Earlier this week, the MotoGP champion was present at their prom🔯otional Aprilia A♎ll-Stars event.

For the man𓆉ufacturer it came after Ma▨rco Bezzecchi’s brilliant Silverstone win, but also amid the drama of Martin’s desired exit.

Martin, still injured, jumped on an Aprilia to do some laps of Mi✅sano in unof🎐ficial leathers. The manufacturer explained it was because he wasn’t due to be on a bike.

“I am happy to be here,” Martin said.

💧“I came here with no in🐭tention to ride but when I saw the bikes…

“It was a nice day. I thought to try!

“We went to a shop to get leathers and a helmet.

“I went𓂃 out, I enjoyed it a lot. It was a nic🎀e event.”

Jorge Martin 'recovery is going well'

Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin

His ability to jump on a bike - albeit a vastly different proposition to racing a MotoGP m♊achine - hinted at a recovery from inju🐷ry.

Martin damaged ribs and a lung by crashing at the Qatar MotoGP, his sole Sunday r🤪ace since joining Aprilia after winning the championship𒆙 with Ducati. He was previously sidelined with separate injuries.

Aprilia confirmed Martin 🐈would be reexamined by medics in a month, after undergoing tests this week in Barcelona, bef𝓰ore a return date can be pencilled in.

“The recovery is going well,” Martin said.

“For sure, ꦕit is slow beca💛use it was a really big injury.

“I want, in the midd✨le of June, to train with a motorbik𝓰e.”

Martin is trying to get back to ra🍷cing action while clarifying his plan to leave Aprilia at the end of 2025.

He 🐬made clear the existence of a contract🅰ual clause which would allow him to walk away a year early.

“I already said what I think,” Martin said.

“Let’s see, through these weeks, how it evolves.”

Martin had previously mentioned a ‘second chance’ for Aprilia - to give them time, after his return from injury, to prove their competitivenes♋s.

But Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola described Bezzecꦇchi’s win at Silverstone as all the proof that Martin needs.

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