Massimo Rivola has explained the highs and lows of Jorge 🌠Martin’s first laps o𓆏n an Aprilia.

Martin swapped Pramac Ducati for the factory Aprilia garage just two days after winning the MotoG💎P championship for 🃏the first time.

His title defence will 🅠be on a new machine, a bike which lagged behind the Ducatis this year, albeit a project with room to gro🐠w.

“The feeling wa𝕴s super positive,” Aprilia CEO 🍬Rivola said about Martin’s first test.

“He gave more positive feedback than we expected.

“Obviously there are things that are better, things that can be impr💎oved.

“In general, it’s a bike he likes a lot. But, on the screen, we also saw him fighting with thܫe﷽ bike sometimes.

“We have an idea of what he wants.

“Also, interesting tha💟t Marco Bezzecchi had similar comments. So the direction is clear.

“They started with the 2024 bike then moved🅠 onto the 2025.

“It looks like the🎉 direction of the ‘25 is better than the ‘24 so maybe we can do another step♔ in that direction.

“I am positive and happy with this day.”

Martin tested with #89 on hiꦬ𝓀s leathers and his bike, and remains undecided about whether to run the #1 plate in 2025.

Aprilia and Ducati have been back-and-forth over Martin winning on on♕e bike, then brandi🐓ng a rival bike.

'Big changes for a big challenge'

Aprilia also recruited Marco Bezzecchi from VR46 for 2025, giving him a fa🐽ctory ride for the ꦇfirst time.

Martin and Bezzecchi 🍨became available when Ducati opted to pick Marc Marquez for their 2025 official tea🌳m.

It means the Aprilia garage w꧅as much-changed at the postseason test, with Maverick Vinales an🥃d Aleix Espargaro both gone.

“It was quite unique, also having Fabiano Sterlacchini in his official role as technical director, a new crew chief and a coup𒅌le of mechanics,” Rivola said.

“Big changes for a big challenge.

“It was impressive to see the bonding betweꦿen the people. I saw a team united. I 🌜was pleased to see this feeling.”

Aprilia will hope to, at the very least, becomꦫe Ducati’s top challengers in 2025, if not overthrow their rivals.