Aprilia’s near-win and its Jorge Martin stand-off (ad-free)
Added 2025-06-30 14:09:50 +0000 UTCThe Jorge Martin/Aprilia contract row erupted again during MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix weekend as first comments from Martin’s management and series promoter Carmelo Ezpeleta drove Aprilia to make clear it was ready to take Martin to court, then Aprilia gave more reason to question Martin’s logic by nearly winning the race with Marco Bezzecchi.
The Race Members’ Club’s rants suggested plenty of sympathy for Aprilia’s side, and Simon Patterson is firmly in that corner too on The Race MotoGP Podcast - but Val Khorounzhiy has a very different view.
After plenty of debate about Martin and Aprilia, Simon, Val and Matt Beer eventually manage to talk about some riders who actually participated in the Dutch GP too.
Marc and Alex Marquez’s latest (tentative?) battle, Alex’s injury and how it happened, Fabio Quartararo’s nosedive from pole to two terrible races and Brad Binder’s plight are among the other topics covered.
Comments
What is it about specifically moto3 bikes that makes them “pack up” on faster circuits? I’m thinking it’s the peloton effect, produced by the bikes not really being powerful enough to spread out. Probably just means the spec bike needs a higher level of performance if the series is going to keep going to tracks with a lot of open space like silverstone and mugello. I watched the silverstone MotoGP race and even the big bikes feel a bit dwarfed by that track.
Xepha
2025-07-02 15:39:53 +0000 UTCVal's Moto3 NASCAR comparison is bob on. I love Moto3, I have always loved the smaller class (Nobby Ueda and Ralf Waldman were my favourites) but the problems in Moto 3 are of MotoGP/Dorna own making. Why does it have to be a feeder series with the emphasis on promotion. Like football, all the money is at the top, there needs to be some sharing of the funds so people can actually make a living in moto3 and moto2.. it is still Grand Prix Racing, and people seem to forget that nowadays.
Paul 'Legatron' Leggett
2025-07-02 06:14:45 +0000 UTC
