Before being the team manager we know, Jorge Aspar Martinez was a Spanish driver who built up an enviable track record. He was then the successor to Angel Nieto, considered by his peers and compatriots as the one who anchored the passion for motorcycle racing in Spain. In an interview with DAZN, he briefly returns to his career to better marvel at the fact that a young driver who beat him at Brno in 1996 in a 125 race is still active... It is Valentino Rossi.
Jorge Aspar Martinez is a four-time World Champion who remains active in the world that revealed him, since he presides over the destinies of almost eponymous teams. Aged 57, he recalls on DAZN: “ I was the last driver in history to run two races on the same day. And they are very beautiful things. 1988 was a dream year. Race in two categories, win two titles and win no less than 15 grand prizes. For the moment, Márquez has not taken this record from me ».
But it is on another pilot that he focuses: Valentino Rossi : " how is it possible that I retired 23 years ago and Rossi continues to race when he already beat me at Brno 1996 in 125cc? It is admirable that a 41-year-old driver competes with drivers like Marquez. He is rich and when you reach years you lose that desire to take risks, but Valentino is Valentino ". And he will continue at 42, as a driver within the satellite team Yamaha what Petronas...
