MotoGP to evaluate special test ahead of Martin’s comeback
Aprilia Racing team manager Paulo Bonora has confirmed that the factory squad has requested special permission for injured world champion Jorge Martin to test on his MotoGP machine before a return to action in Qatar next month. Martin revealed yesterday that he would not heal in time for the Americas Grand Prix at the end […]
Martin’s recovery slow, will miss planned return at COTA Americas GP
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has confirmed he will not make his hoped-for return to action at the Americas Grand Prix later this month. Martin broke his left hand in a training accident in February, forcing him to miss the opening race in Thailand and this weekend’s Argentina GP. There had been some hope that […]
MotoGP champion Martin also out of Argentina GP due to injury
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been ruled out of next month’s Argentina Grand Prix after breaking his hand in a training accident. MotoGP doctor Angel Charte revealed on Thursday that Martin’s recovery from a left hand fracture had been “slow”, and he will sit out the Argentina GP on 14-16 March, having already […]
Is Jorge Martin already out of the MotoGP title fight?
Last season, Jorge Martin brought the fight to the factory Ducati team, beating Francesco Bagnaia to take his first MotoGP world championship title. The consistency of his results impressed many, but it wasn’t enough to secure him a seat at the factory Ducati squad, which instead went to eight-time world champion Marc Marquez. Instead, Martin […]
Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thai GP due to new injury
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training, Motorsport.com has learned. Martin is understood to have broken his left hand on Monday, just days before he was due to take part in the opening round of the season at Buriram. He is now set […]
Martin will “definitely» race in MotoGP’s Thailand GP
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin is set to return to action in the Thailand Grand Prix after missing almost all of pre-season testing, Motorsport.com understands. This Saturday marks one week since Aprilia’s new star rider was discharged by doctors following surgery on the right hand he broke at the start of the Sepang test. Over […]
Aprilia denies Michelin’s explanation for Martin’s MotoGP crash
Aprilia is seeking fresh answers from Michelin about Jorge Martin’s nasty crash in the Sepang MotoGP test, having refuted the French manufacturer’s claim that it was caused by a drop in tyre temperature. Reigning MotoGP champion Martin suffered a major highside on the opening day of pre-season testing in Malaysia, landing face down in a […]
MotoGP champion Martin out of Sepang test after multiple fractures
Jorge Martin will miss the remainder of the Sepang MotoGP test after suffering multiple fractures in a crash on the opening day of the running. The reigning MotoGP champion was making only his second appearance aboard the factory Aprilia RS-GP when he suffered a highside at Turn 2 shortly before midday in Malaysia. Martin was […]
Martin taken to hospital after huge crash in Sepang MotoGP test
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martín suffered a horror crash just two hours into the the Sepang MotoGP test on Wednesday, forcing medical services to take him to a nearby hospital. At around ten minutes to twelve in Malaysia, the Spaniard was approaching the entrance to Sepang’s second corner, a tight left-hand turn, when his Aprilia […]