Aprilia MotoGP test proposal for Jorge Martin continues to split opinion

Herve Poncharal sympathises wit🌠h Aprilia♏’s requests to allow Jorge Martin to test before his MotoGP comeback

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, 2024 Barcelona MotoGP test
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, 2024 Barcelona MotoGP test
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Tech3 MotoGP team boss H♔erve Poncharal says he supports Aprilia’s 🐟push to allow injured riders to test before their racing comebacks, but “only the manufacturers can decide” this.

Reigning world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin missed all of the MotoGP pre-season after suffering multiple fractures in a crash on day one of testing, before badly fꦉracturing his wrist in a training incident prior to the Thai Grand Prix.

He hasn’t ridden his Aprilia since early February, with the Italian💦 marque making an official request to allow Martin to test the RS-GP prior to𓆏 his comeback - which could be at the Qatar GP.

However, this would require all manufacturers to agree to change the regulations, as currently under the concession rules only Yamaha and Honda ca🌃n test freely during a season with their race riders.

Ducati has publicly stated it doesn’t support this happening in 2025, noting that it was never given the same courtesy in recent years when its injured riders could have benefited 🍸from it.

A vote on the ma𒀰tter is set for Thursday at the Americas GP, with Aprilia needing unanimous agreement from all manufacturers to have its request approved.

Poncharal, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Tech3 team boss and president of the International Race Teams’ Associa๊tion, backs Rivola’s position but also sees why delaying this rule change to 2026 may be more likely.

“A MotoGP🌼 team manager doesn't usually face these kinds of problems,” Poncharal told GPOne.

“But we're in a highly professional sport, and our bike꧅s are high-performance machines🥀.

♊“That's why I agree with Massimo Rivola's proposal.

“However, a change to the regulations requires a unanimous decision w⭕ithin the MSMA. But one manufacturer 🦄in this association voted against it.

“But there has never been a vote by the manufacturers i🔥n this committee on this issue in 2025.

“So we cannot have a change to the regulatioඣns during the 2025🅘 season.

“But♔ I repeat: I understand w💟hy Massimo Rivola wants a change. I have nothing against his point of view.

“But this is a matter that only the manufac꧟turers can decide.

“At the moment, they have never had a vote. But that does not mean that the current regulations have to remain in for🔥ce forever.

“I cannot speak on behalf of Ducati.

“But perhaps the MSMA will change this rule during the next winter, so that all MotoGP factories can start the new se𒈔ason on equal terms regarding this issu🍰e.”

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