MotoGP, Martin roars: "I'm back to my life." And his connection with Aprilia grows.

Finally back in the race after a long absence caused by three injuries that seemed to threaten his career, Jorge Martin demonstrated in Brno that he hasn't lost his MotoGP world champion streak. He's set for a second half of the season marked by significant growth, before returning to fight for the 2026 world championship with Aprilia. MotoGP thus returns to action, with nothing ruled out for Jorge in the second half of the season, including a podium finish.

"I'm back to my life. At a certain point, when I was at home healing my injuries and numerous rib fractures, I had somewhat lost the meaning of my ideal life and I felt the need to get back on track as quickly as possible. Today I'm definitely happy, because, after everything that happened, having a very consistent race was important. I was really expecting the tires to wear out and the physical decline, but it never came. In the first laps, I'm always a bit afraid of being careful and not crashing. But in the end, at home, they taught me that I have to face problems and fears, tackling them head-on and going on the attack. After the start, I needed a lot of energy to make up a few positions. Then, little by little, I was able to change pace and focus completely on consistent laps." These words, spoken at the end of Sunday's race in Brno, sealed Jorge Martin's return to the MotoGP world championship after his serious injury in Qatar.

With his seventh-place finish in the Czech Republic, the reigning world champion can look to the future with greater confidence and approach the second half of the season with a concrete strategy of gradually regaining his confidence and competitiveness, with each session crucial for finding the ideal feeling on his Aprilia RS-GP25. After the serious injuries that have marked his troubled World Championship so far, the Spaniard arrived in Brno with the primary goal of racking up the miles and regaining confidence aboard his Aprilia, following a sort of "second marriage" with the Noale manufacturer, sealed in the Thursday press conference in which it was announced that Jorge's relationship with the Venetian manufacturer would continue for the 2026 season, in full compliance with the contractual agreements signed at the end of 2024. It was also important for the MotoGP champion to try to restore his relationship with the team, after his long absence and the request - later effectively shelved - to leave the Venetian manufacturer at the end of the season. In Sunday's race, despite not being able to push at 100% straight away, Martin finally moved up the standings with the first nine points of his championship, obtained after finishing eleventh in Saturday's sprint race, where Jorge had already made a strong impression simply by reaching the finish line after a forced break of nearly 100 days.

From a technical standpoint, in terms of riding sensations, the RS-GP25 is a bike that gives Jorge a lot of confidence on the front end, which really seems to "spin" a lot. Martin still needs to work on lateral load, particularly compared to the riding efficiency achieved by his teammate Marco Bezzecchi. In terms of tire management, the bike also made a favorable impression on the Madrid native, proving to be fairly consistent and not prone to sudden drops in performance. In particular, Martin wanted to highlight the work done in recent months by Bezzecchi himself and Lorenzo Savadori, along with Aprilia and the entire test team. During Jorge's absence, the direct participation of his crew chief Daniele Romagnoli in the setup and fine-tuning of the bike ridden by Savadori was also of fundamental importance, allowing them to gather a wealth of data and feedback useful in facilitating the achievement of a good technical feeling (and in a relatively short time) already during the first weekend of his return to the track. It's also worth noting that the transition from wet to dry conditions at the start of the weekend somewhat complicated Jorge's plans, resulting in a less than ideal qualifying session. However, having regained his composure, Martin managed to be competitive and consistent in the long race.

Seventh place bodes well for the second half of the season, especially given teammate Marco Bezzecchi's second-place finish, which puts him on track to take Bagnaia's third place in the overall standings. The Noale manufacturer appears to have what it takes to perform strongly after the summer break, even if Marc Marquez and his Ducati still appear some way off. But Jorge and his staff are holding out hope that, after this excellent starting point, the scenario is increasingly becoming more concrete and plausible. The MotoGP World Championship's summer break will serve to intensify training and arrive in Austria (the weekend of August 15-17) in even more satisfactory physical and mental condition. The next four European races could see Martin return to the championship ready to play a leading role when the championship heads to Asia for the trips to Japan, Indonesia, Australia, and Malaysia towards the end of September.