Jorge Martin makes #1 decision for MotoGP 2025
Jor🍨gဣe Martin unveils his new Aprilia RS-GP bearing the #1 plate.
After keeping tight-lipped since November’s Barcelona title triumph, new MotoGP champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin has confirmed he will race with the #1 plate on his Aꦏprilia in 2025.
The decision was revealed when the Spaniard unwrapped the latest RS-GP livery, bearing the #1, during Thursday’s team launch in Milan, Italy.
"I didn't ⭕have any doubts about putting the 1, because I've been fiighting for it all my life," Martin explaine♒d.
"So finally achieving the world championship in MꦡotoGP and being able to put this numbeܫr on this amazing Aprilia is super nice.
"Hopefully we can h𓆉ave much more motivation with this number. I feel great with it.
"I've kept the small 89 inside and 🌃the two stars, because I'm a two-time world champion. Hopefully, we can add more stars in💟 the future!"
The #1 has been worn by Martin’s title rival Francesco Bagnaia at the factory Ducati te🥂am for the last two seasons♕.
But Ducati’s decision to overlook Martin in favour of Marc Marquez for 2025 means Aprilia will now have the honour 𝐆of running the #1 for the first time in premier-class history.
Martin won the title carrying the🌱 #89 for P💖ramac Ducati.
The pr🌳ospect of seeing the #1 plate move to Aprilia seemed to touch a nerve with Bagnaia’s factory Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi, who told TNT Sports: “If A🎶prilia buy this #1, we will see if they are able to carry it on…”
Martin had responded:🍃 "I saw this [on TV] ♉and was laughing.”
Despite the prestige, Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola had insisted Martin🌳 would be free to decide if he wanted the #1 plate.
“It’s a totally free choice. He will ⛦decide,” Rivola said. “There's no pressure for that. The fact that we have the world champion is already ღa big motivation for us…. It’s a responsibility and an opportunity.”
Since the start of the MotoGP era in 2002, r✤eigning champions have🥂 been divided over running the #1 plate.
Valentino Rossi (46), Marc Marquez (93), Joan Mir (36) and Fabio Quartararo (20) kept their usual numbers during a MotoGP title defence, while Nicky Hayden, Casey St✃oner and Bagnaia all switched to the #1.
Jorge Lorenzo ran the #1 after his first MotoGP title in 2011 𝔍but then stuck with his #99 in 2013 and 2016.
Bagnaia’s sucessful 2023 title defence was the first by a rider with the #1 plate since M🎐ick Doohan in 1998.
Martin was eleventh fastest (+1.056s) on his Aprilia debut at last November’s Barcelo💮na test.
He will ride with the #1 for the first 🦹time during the Official Sepang 🎃MotoGP test from February 5-7.
Martin’s team-mate Marco Bezz🐭ecchi is keeping the 72 for his debut season on an RS-GP.
Peter 𓆏has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen ꦰValentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
