The announcement came months after the Spaniard declared that he wanted to trigger a performance clause in a multi-year contract signed in the midst of his title-winning campaign. <\/p>\n
During negotiations, he requested a clause which allowed him to leave if he was outside of the title fight after the French GP. The 27-year-old sent the MotoGP rider market<\/a> into a frenzy upon an attempt to trigger it.<\/p>\n Aprilia felt Martin\u2019s clause was invalid<\/a> due to the fact that he had only competed in one race before being sidelined after a horror crash in Qatar.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Everything to know about Jorge Martin from net worth to girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n Jorge Martin hints at Aprilia exit ahead of \u2018big opportunity\u2019 regarding 2027 MotoGP regulations<\/p>\n Speaking in an interview with AS<\/a> ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix<\/a>, Martin<\/a> was asked about the impact that the contract saga had on his relationship with Aprilia<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Spaniard responded openly, saying, \u201cThe important thing is that it\u2019s brought us together. There\u2019s been enormous progress at the Mart\u00edn-Aprilia event from February to now; there\u2019s a much closer relationship with the entire team, with management, and with the press. <\/p>\n \u201cEverything is more united. At the beginning of the year, there was a lot of excitement on one hand, but I was a little more hesitant, and now I\u2019m clear that this is where I want to be next year, where I want to fight for a World Championship, to make history again. That\u2019s what fulfils me.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2024 MotoGP world champion was then asked if the repair of his relationship with the team means that he intends to stick around at the Italian constructor into MotoGP\u2019s new era in 2027, to which he replied, \u201cThat\u2019s a different story, who knows. <\/p>\n \u201c2027 is a very big opportunity, and I know Aprilia is working very hard for the future. We\u2019ll see. There are still races left this year, and we hope to be able to fight for a World Championship next year, and then we\u2019ll think about the following year.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Everything to know about Aprilia from the MotoGP team\u2019s riders to hierarchy<\/a><\/p>\n Jorge Martin has been training hard over the summer break to try and catch up to his MotoGP rivals<\/p>\n Having missed out on 10 of the 12 rounds already gone in the 2025 season, Martin is severely on the back foot, in terms of championship standings as well as race fitness. <\/p>\n The 27-year-old has been hard at work over the summer break to try and close the gap in race fitness to his rivals who have been racing week in, week out. <\/p>\n Whilst the rest of the grid were enjoying a well-earned break, Martin took part in the \u2018toughest\u2019 cycling race in Andorra<\/a>, which consisted of a six-hour ride over one of the most mountainous regions in the world.<\/p>\n![\"Aprilia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225105103-1024x683.jpg\")
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