Jorge Martin says he by no means slipped right into a ‘Why is that this taking place to me?’ mindset throughout his injury-ridden 2025 MotoGP season, selecting as an alternative to analyse the causes and transfer ahead.
Martin’s high-profile transfer from Pramac to Aprilia has confirmed disastrous thus far, with the Spaniard struggling no fewer than 4 accidents over the course of 2025 and ending the yr twenty first within the standings.
Issues went awry earlier than even the primary race of the season, as Martin crashed on the opening day of testing after which picked up one other harm throughout coaching. That delayed his Aprilia debut to the fourth spherical in Qatar, however one other accident led to 11 rib fractures and sidelined him from competitors for an prolonged interval.
He lastly returned eight races later in Brno and started constructing pace once more, however a mistake in the beginning of the Motegi dash despatched him again to the hospital with one more harm.
Off-track drama, together with an unsuccessful try to extricate himself from his Aprilia contract to hitch a resurgent manufacturing unit Honda workforce, compounded the distress of his title defence.
Whereas Martin beforehand opened up about how robust 2025 had been for him, he insists he by no means dwelled on self-pity whereas recovering at residence or within the hospital.
“No, [there wasn’t] any level I believed ‘How is that this taking place to me?’ as a result of it’s what it’s,” he mentioned.
“The vital factor is that I all the time realized from what occurred. The vital factor is to shut the season figuring out what occurred this yr and why it occurred, so it would not occur once more sooner or later. And that is it. I do not wish to assume quite a bit concerning the state of affairs.
“I can look ahead, prepare for subsequent season. And that is why I wished to be right here [in Valencia] and begin making set-ups.”
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing
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Martin arrived at Aprilia this yr because the reigning MotoGP champion after defeating manufacturing unit Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia in a straight duel final yr.
The Noale-based marque didn’t set the world alight in the beginning of the marketing campaign, however mid-season updates reworked the RS-GP’s fortunes and turned it right into a a number of race winner.
Nevertheless, Martin was by no means able to capitalise on Aprilia’s improved type, having solely began seven grands prix in his injury-ridden marketing campaign. A fourth-place end in Hungary was his solely standout results of the yr.
Requested what the largest lesson he realized in 2025 was, the 27-year-old mentioned: “For me, perhaps to not do greater than what I must do. Typically I nonetheless did not know the bike and I used to be attempting to push greater than what I needed to, and that is why I crashed. I believe that is the principle factor.
“In Valencia, I did not win, I did not make the highest 10, however I believe I did what I needed to do, so that is what I must deal with and to proceed this fashion.
He added: “You can not change what’s going on or the previous, you simply can deal with going ahead.
“This yr was a extremely tough season for me. Typically there’s a bump however it will not outline my profession, so, for certain, I will likely be again to my full potential. We all know the bike is actually quick, so I believe collectively we might be tremendous aggressive.”
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