In the Sky studios in Rogoredo, Massimo Rivola lifted the veil on the 2025 Aprilia MotoGP season, unveiling not only a new bike but also a renewed team, ready to launch towards the summits. With the recruitment of world champion Jorge Martin and Italian talent Marco Bezzecchi, the ambition is clear: aim for triumph.
During the official team presentation Aprilia
Racing for the 2025 season, Massimo Rivolathe CEO, defined the ambitions of the Italian brand. With the arrival of
Jorge Martinreigning world champion, and
Marco BezzecchiAprilia is clearly aiming for the top.
Rival underlined the importance of the history ofAprilia in his statements: “
with a history like his, Aprilia Racing must aim for victory. » He insisted on the many changes made to the team, not only at the level of the drivers and the new technical director Fabiano Sterlacchinibut also with the arrival of new technical managers and new staff. “ I believe that today we are a company that can support the hiring of a world champion and an Italian talent,
who will have the pressure like us “, he added, referring to the pilot duo,
Martin et Bezzecchi.
He also mentions: « From the beginning of our collaboration, it was clear that Jorge Martin not only wanted to be the leader of the project, he already is. He understood that it was also the job of the world champion to put himself at the forefront of the project.
Jorge is a fighter and he knows how to use his energy. I think Marco Bezzecchi will also benefit greatly. Of course, deep down he wants nothing more than to beat Jorge – as champion he is the best reference« .
Rival also addressed the challenges ahead, including comparing his new riders to Ducati's champions, Pecco Bagnaia et Marc
Marquez. « we compare two riders who rode our bike for a single day with those who have ridden it for 8 years. We must be very careful
“, he explained. He stressed the importance of reducing lap times: “ you put in the remaining 2/3 tenths and that feeling after riding a few miles. You'll have to be good to shorten these timesthe more we do it, the more we can annoy everyone. »
Massimo Rivola: we can build something special »
The 2025 season represents, according to Rivalthe beginning of a new era for
Aprilia Racing with a clear ambition: to always be competitive in every race. “ With two strong, talented and motivated drivers like Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, and with an equally determined team and company, we can build something special. The RS-GP25 has enormous potential and our task will be to ensure that it expresses itself as much as possible in the 22 races of the championship “, he said.
Speaking of Aprilia's potential, Rival acknowledged past performance while remaining optimistic for the future. “ The potential is there, we are talking about a 2024 falling short of expectations, but Aprilia has made 14 front rows in 20 racesthe bike is going strong, also thanks to those who pushed it to the limit like Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró. » He also discussed managing expectations: “ managing expectations, especially in the beginning, will be a key factor. Leave on
two hostile tracks like Sepang and Thailand
is perhaps better. The biggest problems will arise immediately. »
Finally, Rival spoke about the importance of sponsors for Aprilia : « the bike this year is very beautiful, in addition to the enthusiasm of the sponsors already present who wanted to stay at all costs given the new team of drivers, new ones have also been addeda good number. When you have so many sponsors, it's not easy to make a beautiful bike, but we managed it. »
And he adds: “ if a title sponsor were to come along we would be happy to withdraw at least from a livery perspective. Obviously, the title sponsor must put an amount on the table that is worth it ».
Massimo Rivola concludes with a note of optimism and hope: “ it is clear that with such potential, we have everything to do well. » With a renewed team and promising drivers,
Aprilia is ready to challenge the domination of
Ducati a MotoGP.
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