Jorge Martin's return confirmed, world champion on track in Qatar

His absence left a void since the beginning of the season. The bike bearing the number 1 was missing from the Aprilia garage. Jorge Martin was unable to participate in any of the first three rounds of the season. MotoGP due to a hand injury. The Spaniard had suffered a heavy fall during pre-season testing in Malaysia, forcing him to withdraw from the rest of the tests and undergo surgery.

But upon his return to the track, Jorge Martin fell again in training and suffered another injury, this time more seriously. The world champion, who suffered a left hand injury, had to undergo another procedure that ruled him out of the first three rounds of the championship.

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A return and questions for Jorge Martin

Le Martinator However, he returned to the paddock in Austin (Texas) for the Grand Prix of the Americas, where he watched the race of his teammate Marco Bezzecchi and his replacement Lorenzo Savadori, the brand's test rider. Two weeks after the round won by Francesco Bagnaia, the Aprilia rider will finally be able to begin his adventure with the Noale-based firm, which he joined at the start of the season after winning the title with Pramac, Ducati's satellite team.

While keeping his crown is already proving difficult, Jorge Martin will have to try to regain 100% of his capacity. The goal will be to gain some confidence with the RS-GP25 and start doing some laps. I don't know about my fitness, it probably won't be 100%. We'll try to do our best and improve gradually. Physically, I'm not even sure I'll be able to finish the race, but if we do, it will be a victory because it will mean I'm starting to recover. We have to take one step at a time to try to get back to our normal level as quickly as possible." 

His participation was officially confirmed after a medical check-up ahead of the fourth weekend of the year. Join us on Sunday to follow his return to the track from 19 p.m. for the Qatar Grand Prix, with live commentary on AUTOhebdo.fr.

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