You Will Never, Ever Beat Aprilia's MotoGP Renewal Vows With Marco Bezzecchi

Whereas hypothesis has been rampant about which MotoGP riders would signal with which groups, foolish season did not actually kick into excessive gear till the top of January. Will Fabio Quartararo head to Honda for 2027? Thus far, the person himself has confirmed that talks are underway, however says that he hasn’t signed anything yet.

Nonetheless, if you wish to drive each the press and the followers loopy, that suggestion is definitely one strategy to do it. For one more means, you would do what Aprilia simply did with its announcement that it is signed Marco Bezzecchi to a brand new two-year contract. As soon as the hypothesis is over and the paperwork is filed with everybody’s attorneys, it is typically a perfunctory affair, with documentary pictures to commemorate the event.

However Aprilia determined to take issues a lot, a lot additional, and staged the entire thing as a hilarious marriage ceremony photograph shoot with the Bezz that actually, I discover it laborious to consider anybody will ever prime. Why? As a result of it is good, hilarious, and has the scrumptious self-awareness of how over-the-top this time of the season typically is within the MotoGP paddock. Who does not love somebody who can chuckle at themselves each every so often?

Photograph by: Aprilia

Aprilia x Marco Bezzecchi

Photograph by: Aprilia

Naturally, Massimo Rivola was readily available to officiate, resplendent in a sash within the Italian flag tricolore. Whereas I do not know for sure what sort of meals (and cake; definitely there will need to have been cake) was served on the marriage ceremony reception, I’m equally sure it was unbelievably scrumptious. Perhaps nearly as scrumptious as this photograph shoot, even.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! You see, it wasn’t simply the photograph shoot; no, whoever wrote Aprilia’s press launch for this one took it even a step additional. Quite than merely verify that Bezz had signed the contract in normal presser language, they as an alternative wrote it out like marriage ceremony vows. By the way, the RS-GP is also called Albarosa, and is referred to by her correct title all through the vows as written.

Alternative traces embrace, below the heading “MAINTENANCE, CARE, AND SPORTING CUSTODY,”

MARCO undertakes to deal with ALBAROSA with the diligence of a superb storage caretaker, guaranteeing her routine and particular upkeep in accordance with technical plans.

On her half, ALBAROSA undertakes to offer energy in a amount proportional to the twisting of the best wrist, avoiding manifestations of digital jealousy in direction of different bikes on the grid.

Beneath the heading “RACE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS,” it reads,

Selections on tyres, setup, overtaking on the ultimate lap, and on race methods typically, will all the time be carried out collectively, in observance of the rules of motive and monitor limits.

On the monitor, within the occasion of any discord, MARCO’s feeling will prevail. On this case, ALBAROSA could specific disagreement by vibrating or skidding, however not past the bounds of traction management.

Here is wishing Marco and Albarosa all the very best going ahead, and lots of due to everybody who got here collectively to make this Aprilia signing announcement a very memorable one, irrespective of how the subsequent two seasons pan out on the rostrum.