Jorge Martin, the young Spanish prodigy and reigning MotoGP world champion, is set to embark on a new adventure by joining Aprilia for the 2025 season. While the change of bike is a challenge in itself, it is the complex technical environment surrounding the Aprilia RS-GP that has observers worried.
While George Martin is preparing to defend its MotoGP World Championship title in 2025 with Aprilia, Ramón Forcada, a veteran and experienced technician in the paddock, highlighted the challenges that await the Madrilenian in this transition. Forked analyzed the technical and organizational changes to which Martin will have to adapt, while highlighting the uncertainties surrounding the RS-GP 2025.
Although George Martin be accompanied by his faithful technical manager Daniel Romagnoli, the team Aprilia is going through a period of major technical restructuring. The departure of Romano Albesiano, former technical director, for Honda, left a void that Fabiano Sterlacchini, ex-Ducati and KTM, must now fill.
Forked highlighted the impact of this change: “ lose a technical reference like Albesian complicates things. You test the bike and ask something to someone who doesn't know the machine well yet. With Gigi Dall'Igna At Ducati, you ask a question and he knows the answer immediately. Fabiano is an excellent technician, but he still has to get familiar with the bike and the specific demands ».
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« Jorge Martin will start on a circuit where he has not yet ridden the Aprilia, and where the bike is not at its best »
Martin will also have to deal with a motorcycle in full evolution. Forked recalled that the final machines for the season are often only ready shortly before the first races. During the winter, the bikes are still evolving. This means that he will not have ridden the final version before the first tests. Joan mir had this problem with Honda : he had tested each part individually, but the final assembly did not work as expected.
Despite the presence of Romagnoli, the rest of the technical team is in the adaptation phase. Forked noted that many experienced members have left Aprilia, leaving engineers, mechanics and telemetricians in transition. You say: 'I have Romagnoli, it will be fine.' But he too will have to refer to the manual for certain aspects. In addition, experienced riders like Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales are no longer there.. Raul Fernandez has shown some good things, but he doesn't have enough experience yet. The technical environment around Jorge is in full upheaval ».
Forked warned of the magnitude of the challenges facing Martin will face. If Jorge manages to have a good season in these conditions, even without winning the championship, it would be an achievement. The technical and organizational obstacles are enormous. It is not a question of the performance of the bike, but of the team adapting to these many changes.
The first big test for Martin will take place in February, at Sepang. However, this circuit has not historically favored Aprilia. Forcada expressed on Todocircuito his concerns. Jorge Martin will start on a circuit where he has not yet ridden the Aprilia, and where the bike is not at its best. With a technical environment still in its infancy, the first sessions will be decisive ».
Martin begins a new stage of his career, marked by uncertainty and significant technical challenges. However, his talent, combined with the ability toAprilia to adapt quickly, will be crucial to overcoming these obstacles. The verdict will fall gradually, from the winter tests at Sepang and over the course of the 2025 season.
