As you can see in the infographic in the image above, to this day, many of the 2025 MotoGP Rider Lie Up Constellations are still empty. One of them is the Aprilia factory team which still has one seat left next to Jorge Martin to race with RSGP25 later. Maverick Vinales has a contract with Aprilia Racing which ends at the end of the 2024 season and he still hasn’t made a decision about his future even though in general Aprilia still really wants him to the point that Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola is trying to persuade him by tempting Maverick with a new job.
There are several future options that Vinales is currently thinking about. . Remaining with Aprilia Racing is certainly one of the initial options even though there are other options, including the most interesting and ‘full of challenges’, namely accepting HRC’s proposal to race for the Honda Factory Team which next year will part ways with its 30-year sponsor Repsol to replace Joan. Mir is reportedly currently being looked at by TrackHouse
Yes, Rivola tries to persuade Vinales with the new El-Capitan position. ” If Maverick stays, he will be the new Capitano because he fought for Aprilia in bad times, took the team to the top level and showed us a different way of riding a motorbike Compared to Aleix. If he stays, Maverick will be the captain, not Jorge.” This quite clear commitment and promise from Rivila can be understood as a signal: Please hang in there Bruce. . uh. . Mack
Rivola, who admitted that he forgot to tell Vinales about Jorge Martin’s recruitment process, felt that he was not afraid that the plan to appoint a new El-Capitan candidate would offend Martin. “I’m sorry for Jorge, but you have to get praise on the track. Yes, but on a different motorbike. In each team you evaluate the most experienced and older ones. Maverick went through this process with us.”
