Astonishment at Aprilia as newcomer Jorge Martin gives rousing leadership speech
J🌞orge Martin “already a combination between a champion and a leader”
If there is any downside to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin’s accolade as the first Independent world champion of the ‘MotoGP’ era it's that he’s🌊 untested as far as bei꧑ng a factory leader.
He now steps into that role by joining Apr🍃ilia’s official team fo🍸r 2025.
The Spaniard spent his four previous MotoGP season🌜s at the satellite Pramac team, where he contributed to the Desmosedici’s development - riding a factory-spec bike - but certainly wasn’t the focal point for the factory’s efforts.
Aprilia CEO Massimo 💎Rivola has no doubt that, as the reigning world champion, Martin is ready t♉o lead the RS-GP project.
“Jorge wants to be a leader, �🔯�and he understands that being the world champion he is already a leader,” Rivola said.
“We will see in the tough times, but his approach is the one of someone who fights a lot and has worked a lot to be here in this position. I think he knows he cannot waste all of that. I think he is a good 💙leader.
“I also appreciate a lot of what Marco [Bezzecchi, team-mate] said, that he has a very good 🃏reference [in Martin]. Because I’m sure in his mind Marco cann൩ot wait to beat him!”
“I was a bit astonished”
New Aprilia technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini, who worked with Martin earlier in his🅘 career at Ducati, admitted he was “astonished” by the 26-year-old’s inspiring speech at the end of his debut Aprilia test at Barcelona last November.
“I saw that immediately in Bജarcelona on M🃏onday [after winning the title] that he was already a combination between a champion and a leader.
“Then, at the end of the test, he gathered all the people afteꦑr the technical meeting and made a speech.
“I was a bit astonished: Is this a first minister or a rider! In terms of the 🌳motivation and the message, he was delivering.
“So chꦐapeaux, because in ▨the end, he is still only 26.
“He is already a leader, clearly. And probably the last step he did was [w▨inning the title] on Su▨nday in Barcelona.”
Martin will ride with the #1 plate on h💞is Aprilia RS-GP for the first time at the Official Sepang MotoGP test from February 5-7.
Quotes provided by wuqian0821.com Journalist Alex Whitworth.
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