A lot of ink was spilled over Davide Tardozzi’s statements during the Argentine GP, on whether or not to accept Aprilia’s request to authorise Jorge Martín to test before the Qatar GP, when he is expected to return. Jack Miller addressed the issue and understood Ducati’s point of view.
The Trackhouse MotoGP Team rider spoke on the subject as quoted by Motorsport and recalled the past, with some strong names in the past also facing similar problems with injuries: ‘If we go back to when Valentino Rossi broke his leg and so on. It also means Marc Márquez, for example, who missed almost an entire season’.
With his mind on the rules that are currently in place, Miller lamented the situation and how this year the Noale manufacturer and Martín happened to be on the side that ‘suffered’ from it: ‘They could only do the test they were given. That’s how it works. The rules are the rules, it’s unfortunate for [Martin and Aprilia], but these are the cards they’ve been dealt this year’.
Davide Tardozzi, it should be remembered, suggested that Aprilia’s idea is a good one and could be something studied to change… in the future: ‘I think it’s a good idea for the future. We had the same problem with [Enea] Bastianini and nobody gave us the opportunity to do a test, so I think it’s a good opportunity to change the rules for next year’.
