Marco Bezzecchi says he doesn’t “care about something” taking place exterior the observe relating to Jorge Martin’s rumoured pending departure from Aprilia.
Jorge Martin, who’s reportedly set for a non-public take a look at for the Noale marque within the coming weeks earlier than making his return to racing following the accidents he sustained in his crash on the Qatar Grand Prix in April, continues to be a the centre of hypothesis over Aprilia’s 2026 rider line-up.
Beforehand, Martin had made clear his intention to depart Aprilia on the finish of 2025, and in Assen his supervisor, Albert Valera, stated that Martin is “freed from contract” for 2026.
For Bezzecchi, Martin’s nearly whole absence from the races to date this 12 months, brought on by a string of accidents stretching again to the primary preseason take a look at in Malaysia, has made him the main target of Aprilia Racing’s consideration through the opening half of the season, during which the Italian has now been ready so as to add a Dash podium in Assen to his British Grand Prix win.
It’s additionally a scenario that Bezzecchi says he doesn’t “care about”, preferring to concentrate on himself and his personal feeling with the bike, the workforce, and the manufacturing unit.
“Actually, I actually don’t care about something aside from the sensation that I had with my bike and with my workforce and with all of the manufacturing unit in Noale,” Marco Bezzecchi informed MotoGP.com after ending third within the Dutch MotoGP Dash.
“Relating to myself, I really feel implausible with them, I can’t thank them sufficient for the job that they do for me.
“To pay them again I simply attempt to give my life each time I bounce on the bike.”
Bezzecchi’s third place within the Assen Dash made him the primary non-Ducati rider to complete on a Saturday podium within the 2025 MotoGP season, and lifted him forward of French Grand Prix winner Johann Zarco to sixth within the riders’ standings.
