The Jorge Martin–Aprilia saga, marked by controversy and uncertainty, has just found an unexpected and profoundly human outcome: the 2024 world champion will remain with Aprilia until the end of 2026. And for Max Biaggi, this turnaround resonates with a personal connection. The man nicknamed "The Corsair" has experienced a strangely similar story with the Noale-based brand. And he knows what he's talking about.
« I fell in love with the Aprilia brand in 1992, left it, and then fell in love again in 1994. Victories help you overcome separations. Winning is the key to never leaving each otherr »
It is in these words that lies all the understanding that biaggi door to George Martin, who shocked the paddock last May by announcing his early departure from the Italian team. A departure that has since been canceled, notably thanks to a decisive test at Misano after his long injury.
« I saw him smiling, relaxed ", entrusts biaggi, present during this test day. « He was no longer the same manLike me at the time, he had a rough patch, but the desire returned. »
Max Biaggi: " Jorge Martin understood that this team can still take him far »
Martin, absent for several months after his terrible accident in Qatar, has returned to Brno, collecting his first points of the season. He is still far from his top form, but biaggi is convinced: it is in adversity that great stories are reborn.
« He's at 70 or 80%, but he's motivated. He understands that this team can still take him far. And Aprilia has also taken a step towards him. »
biaggi speaks from experience. He knows what it's like to leave a team out of frustration or pride, only to realize that deep bonds don't disappear so easily. Now an ambassador Aprilia, he sees in the flashback between Martin and the RS-GP a form of redemption.
« We sometimes think we want to end this kind of relationship... but if we find meaning, performance, trust, then everything can be reborn »
The Austrian Grand Prix will be the next stop. A circuit that Martin knows well, but where he is still waiting for his first victory in MotoGP. biaggi, he is only waiting for one thing: to see his young reflection shine again in the colors ofAprilia. And, why not, rewrite the same beautiful story.
