Martin, how scary. Many fractures. Hit by Di Giannantonio in Qatar: "It could have been worse"

Bologna, 14 April 2025 – A 2025 to forget for George MartinThe reigning world champion, who had missed the first GPs following a crash in the pre-season tests Sepang, took a big risk in the race Return to Losail in QatarThe aim of the weekend was to finish the program until Sunday, but just a few laps from the end of the long race the Spaniard went over the kerb at turn nine and, in an attempt to rejoin, lost control of the bike and fell to the ground, with Fabio DiGiannantonio who failed to avoid it by hitting him on the right side. A bad fall and a lot of fear, even if Martin he always remained conscious.

Once transported to the hospital, the tests Jorge underwent Martin they highlighted a rib contusion on the right side with pneumothorax, fortunately without problems to the limbs, with minimal pleural suffusion, and eight fractures of the posterior costal arches more three rib fractures at the lateral arches.

Martin will be checked again in the next few days to have an even clearer picture of the situation and currently the recovery times are still undefined. But before thinking about his return there is an absolute priority: health. Indeed, seeing the dynamics of the fall, there was a real risk of much more serious consequencesThe Spanish pilot himself published on social media a first photo from the hospital, with a very clear message: “Thank God, because it could have been much worse. I will try to keep you updated”.

Martin will still have a few days in the hospital with the need for suction drainage and will have to remain under observation until the pneumothorax is resolved. In short, another blow for Jorge and Aprilia. Even Di Giannantonio, who was innocent, was scared: “It was the worst scene of my life”.

The one in Qatar is Martin's third injury of 2025. As mentioned, the shocking start with the highside in Sepang with a fracture of the right hand and surgery, then in the recovery phase, when he seemed ready to return, second injury in training with a supermotard bike and fracture to the left hand and, finally, the fall of Losail with the consequences described above.

A disastrous 2025 for the reigning champion and for Aprilia who had chosen Jorge to undermine Ducati's dominance and create a winning project for the title too. Everything postponed to 2026. Meanwhile, the victory of Marc Marquez in Losail relaunches him at the top of the championship with a 17-point advantage over his brother Alex and 26 over Pecco, who limited the damage on Sunday after a bad Sprint Race. Now he returns to Europe at the end of April with the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez from 25 to 27 April.