A strike that hurts
Fortunately, no one was hurt, and that’s the best news of the day, but there’s great discouragement at Aprilia after a Hungarian GP that took out 3 of its 4 riders at the first corner. And the Noale manufacturer hurt itself, as the incident-strike was caused by Jorge Martin, who involved his teammate Marco Bezzecchi, brand mate Raul Fernandez, and Ducati rivals Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Di Giannantonio in his crash.
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Rivola doesn’t look for excuses for Jorge Martin
Speaking to Sky Italia, Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing, was transparent: “The first thought is for the riders involved, especially Raul and Fermin, and Diggia too. But Jorge’s mistake is one of those errors that, alas, should never happen, especially when there’s so much talk about safety and then at the first corner you arrive a bit… aggressive.”
Rivola can’t understand Martin’s attitude: “This isn’t a mistake due to eagerness; he misjudged the braking, but he didn’t brake too late compared to others. He braked harder and had the bike leaned over in a spot with less grip, because he was all on the inside.”
The Italian manager then continued: “It’s a mistake that a world champion shouldn’t make. Avoiding that mistake is very simple; you need to give yourself a bit more margin. There’s not much to say… We’ll let Jorge look at the data first, then we’ll talk. Today we were lucky that no one got hurt, which is the priority; for the rest, we know we lost an opportunity, but everything else takes a back seat,” Rivola concluded.
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