Martin out! MotoGP 2025's brutal start (ad-free)
Added 2025-02-05 18:28:01 +0000 UTCThree riders are out injured after only one day of MotoGP 2025 pre-season testing proper, headlined by world champion Jorge Martin.
Simon Patterson joins Matt Beer on The Race MotoGP Podcast for an additional episode digging into what we know about the cause of Martin’s horrible crash on his first run with the 2025 Aprilia, what the prognosis is for his recovery and what it means for his and Aprilia’s season.
For the other two injured riders, a heavily compromised pre-season might be even more of a blow.
It’s the third time in his four MotoGP pre-seasons (and second in a row) when Raul Fernandez has been injured in a testing crash, while for Fabio Di Giannantonio it’s a fresh injury on his first day following major shoulder reconstruction surgery. And it seems the circumstances of the crash were pretty embarrassing too…
Injuries aside, there’s also a look at what we could learn from the times, upgrades and riders’ moods on day one.
Comments
Yeah, there's no other manufacturers that have issues with the rear letting go and sending riders into massive high sides... NONE!.... Especially not Honda!!!
LaserMcGee
2025-02-08 06:34:09 +0000 UTCMy favourite moment on this pod is Simon saying, “it’s not a disaster. Not at all a disaster,” while reading the thumbnail on the corresponding video - DISASTER. You guys are burning the candle at both ends, great work keeping up with it all.
MitchMcNuggets
2025-02-06 22:27:03 +0000 UTCI really don't get why the TC didn't catch that massive highside. Seems weird to blame only the tire manufacturer... and iirc Aprilia did this in the past as well, when it seems to be clear that not all of the manufacturers have those traction control issues
JD
2025-02-06 17:59:46 +0000 UTC
