Alex Rins breaks his silence on Honda exit to join Yamaha instead for 2024
Alex Rins sheds light on the reason behind his decision to leave Honda for Yamaha.
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Alex Rins (Via LCR Honda)
Alex Rins is a decorated rider when it comes to racing on two wheels. Recently, it was announced that the Spaniard had decided to leave LCR Honda at the end of the season. This came as a surprise to many as he only competed with the team for one season. In an interesting turn of events, Alex will be replacing Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha in 2024 where he will be partnered up with none other than Fabio Quartararo.
With LCR Honda being a satellite team and Honda’s Factory team being different, Alex Rins went on to state the reason behind his exit from the Japanese squad. The Spaniard revelation that he was not happy as he was not being treated similarly when compared with Joan Mir and Alex Marquez who race for the factory team. He further revealed the reason behind his troubles with the Japanese manufacturer.
Here is what Alex Rins had to say in an interview. “What has weighed the most is what has been seen race by race,” Rins said. “In the end, Honda, HRC have preferred to give the factory team the new parts to test even though I am also a competitive rider. Well, I would have liked them to have given me a little bit more support,” the LCR Honda rider stated.
Alex Rins wasn’t able to join Yamaha before due to Franco Morbidelli
After Suzuki left MotoGP for good, there was a bit of terror among its staff and riders which included Alex Rins. The Spaniard then went to Yamaha in search of a contract. However, the Yamaha squad already had Morbidelli and Fabio which meant that Alex Rins didn’t have a shot at glory with the team. This in turn led straight to his move with Honda. There have been many ups and downs this season.
After half a season coming to an end, Alex Rins has a victory to his name . Alex has gone on to win the Grand Prix of the Americas, becoming the first Honda rider aside from Marquez to win a MotoGP race since 2018. The Honda factory riders have had terrible luck throughout this season. Both of them have been able to only finish a race this season. Otherwise it has been a bunch of DNF’s and DNS’s.
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