George Martin push for early Aprilia exhaust; Manufacturer considering options

George martin The 2025 Motogp intends to leave the Aprilia at the end of the campaign, calls for a contractual section that releases it from the second year in 2026, if he is not one of the top riders in the World Championship Standing after the French Grand Prix, the Motorsport.com has learned.

The Italian GP has no binding effects for the second season at the current year signed by Aprilia and the World Champion, which has been in the Italian GP. Motorsport.com understands that in the version accepted by Aprilia, Martin’s representatives included them a section to provide complete freedom to accept proposals from other teams, if he was not among the title contenders after the last Sunday’s French GP in Le Mans.

Several injuries that suffer Martin since their championship win – prevent him from participating in five of the six rounds so far this season – left without a single point, left at the bottom of the overall standing.

This landscape was almost impossible When Martin and Aprilia join hands in early June last yearThe rider can trigger an unexpected shake-up in the market.

However, Aprilia has no intention of standing, while the centerpiece of its Motogp project was given the opportunity to compete without properly.

Two east-season injuries Martin was sidelined by the first three rounds Thailand, Argentina and Austin, and he returned to Qatar, still not completely cured, only to do A serious injury occurred as a result of about two weeks of hospital treatment In Doha due to a pneumothorax. While the action date to action date has not been set yet, it seems that he will fit to return before the 11th round, German GP in the 11th round scheduled for July 11-13.

However, the current contract status of most riders limits Martin’s possible options. Given the most logical Honda, Luka MariniThe contract with the Japanese team ends this season. But Honda has no intention until Martin does not resolve its ongoing struggle with Aprilia and is officially independent.

Martin opens a conversation with Aprilia

Motorsport.com has learned that Martin was in Le Mans on Friday, who had gone there from his home in Andora. He laid a low profile and did not visit the circuit to avoid drawing attention, but held several meetings, one of which he informed the unique management of his intentions to activate the release clause for 2026.

Unexpectedly, the news has shocked the leadership in the Nalle-based company, which is now considering legal action for the violation of the contract when left Martin.

However, out of the honor of Aprilia, Martin is reportedly prepared to expand the evaluation period up to the San Marino GP on 12–14 September.

Aprilia believes that he has a legal basis to prevent the exit of the rider, arguing that the clause should not be applied due to his injury absence, and there is no obligation to expand the test period.

Martin has closely followed the performance of other Aprilia riders and feels that the RS-GP is not meeting the expectations when the manufacturer convinced him to join Ducati.

His team partner Marco Bezchi So far this season is to reach the podium, and the top Aprilia rider in the standing is Motogp Rookie A OguraRacing for Trackhouse, which currently sits 10th in the Riders Championships.

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