Aprilia Racing CEO Massimolibola has confirmed that Jorge Martin will be moved to Madrid this weekend as Motogpu Champion continues to recover from serious injuries in Qatar.
Martin, who was making his long-awaited Aprilia debut, suffered from 11 broken ribs and collapsed lungs after crashing from 17th halfway through the Lesile Race.
The Spaniards have since remained in Qatar under medical supervision.
Prior to the Spanish Grand Prix at Gerres, Ribora said:
“One other good news is that you can return to Madrid by ambulance two days later on Saturday (medical flight)
“In Madrid, they do some checks at Ruber International Hospital. After checking, we start to know what the real situation is and get ideas for recovery time.”
No returns – Aprilia: “Treat him like a son”
Rivola revealed that Martin’s return timeline and the pressure on Riders to speed up his comeback.
“We don’t want to make predictions. We want him to always give him the time he needs. I’m not in a hurry… we want him to get 100% back.”
Rivola then explained how Aprilia plans to support Martin as she recovers from her third fracture since February.
“The only thing we have to do now is treat him like a son. If I have a son, I’ll go back to him when he’s ready to do it, make us feel like we love him and we’ll stay close to him (him).
Qatar incident rekinds curb debate: “Formula 1 decides”
Ribola defended Martin’s decision to return to Qatar, but said that Rider and the doctors all relegated him to the race, noting that he would track the design as a key factor in the severity of the incident.
Martin slid along the curb, not along the curb, in front of the next Fabio di Giannantonio, who had no chance to avoid the Spanish cutouts.
“It could have been a normal crash, but that curb is made for cars, not cars,” Ribora emphasized.
“It’s difficult to pretend if you race on the same track as Formula One. The balance between F1 and MotoGP is F1!”
The statement reignites safety debate over shared F1/MotoGP venues with car-oriented curbs and asphalt spill areas.
Jorge Martin, 2025 Qatar Motogpu
Sabadri will intervene again as Aprilia strengthens its development
Along with Martin Sidelided, Lorenzo Savadori once again intervenes with Jerez to balance race duties with test rider responsibilities.
“His race is an opportunity for him to speed up and be a good opportunity to continue testing what we have to do in our private tests, or ultimately we have to put one item into one over the weekend of the race,” Ribora said.
“It’s always very difficult to (test with race riders) on race weekends. But now Lorenzo is his mental attitude and approach, so I know he’s here to test.”
Bezzecchi Pace is promising, but still qualified
Rivola also defended Marco Betzecki’s mixed results, saying that the former VR46 rider’s racepace is the top five caliber.
“To be honest, I’m happy with Marco. He’s recovering and he’s going to pass… Once you start day 15 and finish P8, you’re racing well.
“The question mark is, if Marco goes from 8th to 8th, will he win the race?! I hope he discovers this soon.”
Betzekki is currently sitting at seventh in the rider’s standings, with a string of recovery vehicles showing promises, but there is no podium yet in 2025.