Martín and Bezzecchi will share the Aprilia Factory garage starting from 2025. What could be the pros and cons of their combination?
In a constantly evolving rider market, Aprilia has made its official Factory driver pair for 2025: Jorge Martín and Marco Bezzecchi. Noale’s line-up has been completely revolutionized and, after Espargarò’s retirement and Viñales’ farewell, has decided to focus on two Ducati riders. The two ran together in all the categories and they will certainly battle it out on the track. But what are the pros and cons of this combination?
Pro: Martín-Bezzecchi, two young people who want to win
For both drivers, this will be the first experience in a Factory Team of MotoGP and both will want to demonstrate that they deserved the chance that Aprilia offered them. After being “discarded” by Ducati as a possible teammate of Bagnaia, Martin he will definitely want beat his old home on the track. This factor will help him have that extra bit of motivation to get into the fight for next year’s title. Likewise Bezzecchiwho has often expressed his desire to compete with an official bike, will have the opportunity to get involved on an equal footing with what is the current one championship leader.
Martín and Bezzecchi know each other very well on the track, they battled against each other over the course of their entire career. Both have already won some racesin all categories, and have been fighting for the world championship. Last season they finished second and third in the championship respectively, a sign that the speed and talent of both cannot be questioned. Coming together as teammates can be a big deal motivational drive for Martín and Bezzecchi who, in an attempt to beat each other yes they will encourage to go from strength to strength. This can be good for the whole team: Aprilia wants to win and having two riders pushing in this direction is fundamental.
Cons: two drivers who will want to become number one
As in the whole world of motorsport, even in the world championship the first opponent is always the teammate. This is the other side of the coin at Aprilia: wanting to beat each other can push Martín and Bezzecchi to give their best and improve themselves more and more, but it can also create problems for the team balance.
Both coming from another manufacturer, there are no previous hierarchies to be respected but, on the contrary, Martín and Bezzecchi will have the same chances to become “number 1” within the team. It is precisely here that Aprilia’s skill will have to come out and, in case you find yourself in a situation in which both will fight for something important, you will have to know how to manage the situation.
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