Aprilia and Michelin due to Martin’s sepang crash

Aprilia indirectly pointed out the blame on Michelin George martinViolent accidents at the beginning of the Motogp pre-seasons test in Malaysia, but the French tire supplier has dropped himself out of any responsibility.

Martin descended into face-first after being suffering from a highside at the second turn of the sepang International Circuit, suffering a single fracture on his right hand and several fractures on his left leg.

The ruling champion had to withdraw from the remaining part of the test to fly to Barcelona and underwent surgery on both his broken hands and feet and is also likely to remember the next week’s test in Bariram.

Aprilia stated that its preliminary analysis had rejected both mechanical problems and rider error, stating that the accident “clearly (without any reason)).

However, appreciating, it also requested Michelin’s answers that Martin riding tires.

“The only thing I asked for Michelin is the history of the (rear) compound. I would not like to know that it was stored for 11 months, ”said Masimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing, this means that (medium) tire martin was going on when he could crashed when he can explain the accident. Is.

If Rivola did not want to be more clear in blaming, it was likely because he knows that Michelin Motogp has political power. Before the onset of last season, all teams received a letter from IRTA, giving them a series of recommendations in the case of faulty tires.

In this particular case, Michelin not only had no problem accepting that the rear tires used during the accident were actually manufactured in 2024, but even discovered the route which it was a bike that bike Was fitted on.

“Rubber was built in Clourent Pharand (France) shortly before last year’s Dutch Grand Prix (30 June). It was taken for Assen but not used there. It was stored and brought here for testing, ”said Michelin’s racing manager Piero Tararamaso.

“All this time has been in a temperature-controlled container. Evidence does not suggest that there was a problem. Perhaps it was the temperature, which was lower than normal, affected the fact that the tire was still cooled.

“George is one of the riders who had seen something strange, he would be immediately asked to change a tire, but he went and did 13 laps.”

Martin’s road recovery

After spending the night under observation at a hospital close to Sepong, Martin is now on his way back to Europe, where he will perform surgery on a fragmented little finger on his right hand in the next few hours. The three fractures he had made in the third, fourth and fifth metatarsals of his left leg will be treated with more conservative recovery treatment.

Once he falls out of the first surgery, he was Dr. in Barcelona. Javier will be operated by Mir, before how long he would be out of action, before making a clear estimate.

Given their injuries, it is unlikely that he will come back to the track till the first race of the season, which is scheduled for 1-2 March in Burriram.

If he recalls the rest of the rest of the pre-season test, he will go to Thai round with only 90 laps on Aprilia, out of which 77 were completed in Barcelona, ​​two days later he was 2024 Motogp World Champion The crown was worn.

It seems very early that Martin is able to participate in the Burriram Test on 12–13 February, while his presence in Bangkok for the season launch event is also in doubt.

Martin faced two accidents at the beginning of the Sepong Test on Wednesday. He fell on both times on the same bike and with a tire similar specification.

After the initial four-lap stent on the bike, with which he abolished the Barcelona test, switched to the more developed version of the RS-GP and crashed twice.

He made three laps in a row and crashed on Turn 1. After lifting Aprilia from the ground, he returned to the garage and was set again. He completed a flying lap, and in the 2 turn of the other lap, he faced an accident that took him directly to the hospital.