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Rins: I have to change something

Rins: I have to change something

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Alex Rins said he needs to change his approach a bit if he wants to speed up his adaptation to the Yamaha motorcycle. Copying Fabio Quartararo's settings did not bring the desired results. The Spaniard finished thirteenth in his race for Yamaha in Portimao, six places behind team-mate Fabio Quartararo. Despite the improvement compared to the first race in Qatar, which he finished without points in sixteenth place, he was still not satisfied with his performance. In order to get used to the Yamaha motorcycle more quickly, he was inspired by Fabio Quartararo's settings, but now he has realized that he will have to change this approach a bit in order to improve his results. "It was a very challenging race," Rins told reporters after Sunday's action. "The first two races with Yamaha did not take place
Rins: Aerodynamics make the biggest difference, not the engine

Rins: Aerodynamics make the biggest difference, not the engine

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According to Alex Rins, aerodynamics now have a greater influence on the behavior of MotoGP bikes than the difference between a V4 or Inline4 engine design. The Spanish star has ridden both types of engine in recent seasons, winning five races with the inline-drive Suzuki from 2017 to 2022, before taking a shock win at COTA this year with the Honda V4 LCR. Still recovering from a broken leg at Mugello, the 27-year-old now returns to Inline4 and joins the Monster Yamaha team. But while key design elements of the GSX-RR and YZR-M1 may look similar on paper, Rins described the Yamaha as "a very different bike compared to the Suzuki. I can go into a corner with more front brake [for example] and that's good , because you can gain a little bit of lap time." Rins then explained: ''I think the moment
Rins: A Yamaha motorcycle is not like a Suzuki

Rins: A Yamaha motorcycle is not like a Suzuki

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After the first test of the Yamaha motorcycle, Alex Rins denied that it was similar to the Suzuki. The Spaniard competed for the Suzuki team from his debut in the elite class in 2017 until the end of last season, when the Japanese manufacturer decided to leave MotoGP. This season he played for the LCR Honda team. Despite the fact that he took care of Honda's only victory of the season in Austin, he decided to terminate his two-year contract and transferred to Yamaha. At the first test in Valencia, he completed 54 laps with the new motorcycle and was 1,3 seconds behind the fastest in nineteenth place. Most expected that he would quickly get used to the new motorcycle, as it was supposed to be very similar to the Suzuki, which also used an in-line engine. "This motorcycle is very different from the Suzuki
Alex Rins healthy enough to compete in Motegi

Alex Rins healthy enough to compete in Motegi

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Alex Rins, who has been out of MotoGP racing since May this year when he broke his leg at the Italian Grand Prix, has passed the medical and test required to be allowed to compete in the Japanese Grand Prix. The winner of this year's MotoGP race for the US GP is still dealing with pain caused by damaged nerves in his leg and still uses crutches to walk, but says he is ready for the next step in his recovery and that is to return to MotoGP class motorcycle. Frustrated with the lack of innovation on the bike compared to the factory bikes, the Spaniard is moving to the Yamaha factory team at the end of the season, where he will become Fabio Quartararo's teammate, taking the place vacated by Franco Morbidelli, who is on his way to the Pramac team .
Takahashi replaces the injured Rins in Misano

Takahashi replaces the injured Rins in Misano

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Takumi Takahashi will replace the injured Alex Rins in the LCR Honda team at Misano. The Japanese, who a month ago was part of the victorious Honda team at the Suzuka 8 Hours race, will thus compete in the elite class for the first time since the race in Motegi in 2015. https://twitter.com/lcr_team/status/1699354763471536613?t=_9PkrOtxzcyMEy_DqjW9vw&s=19 In the last three races, Rins was replaced by Iker Lecuona, but this time he will compete in the Superbike class at the Magny-Cours racetrack.
Rins: The fall of Bagnaja scared the crap out of me

Rins: The fall of Bagnaja scared the crap out of me

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After finishing second in Saturday's sprint race, Alex Rins celebrated his sixth victory in the elite class on Sunday. The racetrack in Austin suits him very well, as this is his fourth victory at this venue in all three competition classes. At the same time, it should not be forgotten that the victory ended the LCR team's five-year drought. The last time Cal Crutchlow stepped onto the top step of the podium in their colors was in Argentina in 2018. But for Lucio Cecchinelli's team, this victory was special for another reason. It is the hundredth place on the winner's stage after he founded his team twenty-seven years ago. "Fantastic. We've had an amazing weekend. Everything went according to plan. On Friday we secured a direct entry in the faster qualifying group, then we were second in
Alex Rins took advantage of the fall of Baganaja and won the race to Austin in a superb manner

Alex Rins took advantage of the fall of Baganaja and won the race to Austin in a superb manner

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Alex Rins wins the third race of the season in Austin. The Spaniard, who started the race from second place, kept the rhythm of the leader Bagnaja in the introduction, and then took advantage of the fall of the Italian racer and celebrated his second victory on this circuit in the elite class. For the LCR team, this is the first victory since 2018, when Cal Crutchlow celebrated in Argentina. Luca Marin and Fabio Quartararo joined him on the podium. For Marini, this is the first place on the winning balcony in the elite class. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1647687310455066628 Fourth place was taken by Maverick Vinales ahead of Muguel Oliveira and Marco Bezzecchi. He thus took advantage of Bagnaja's fall and increased his lead in the total. Johann Zarco finished seventh ahead of Franco Morbidelli. And ten
Alex Rins: A Honda motorcycle requires a lot more power to ride

Alex Rins: A Honda motorcycle requires a lot more power to ride

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With second place, Alex Rins was one of the main heroes of Saturday's sprint race. The Spaniard took second place in qualifying, even took the lead in the opening part of the first round, but then he had no chance to defend himself on the long straight against Francesco Bagnaja. Despite some mistakes, he managed to hold second place. "It's been an amazing day. We did an amazing job in both qualifying and the race," said Rins after the race. "In the first lap I tried to pass Pecc, because I knew he had a great rhythm that I couldn't hold. After the longest straight he managed to overtake me straight away. There was nothing I could do. When braking into the twelfth turn I often had problems." With second place, Rins achieved Honda's best result this season. At the same time, this is for m
Alex Rins decided to use his chassis instead of Marquez's in Austin

Alex Rins decided to use his chassis instead of Marquez's in Austin

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Alex Rins was the positive surprise of Friday's free practice in Austin. The Spaniard set the third best time and, as the only Honda rider, secured direct entry into the faster qualifying group. In the first free practice, he first tested two chassis versions of the Honda motorcycle again, his own and that of Marc Marquez. "In the morning I tested both versions of the chassis, mine and the one from Marc. I feel better with mine. The new format of the race weekend considerably limited the opportunities to test new things in free practice. At the end of the second practice, I had to attack a fast time in order to secured direct entry into Q2." When asked how Honda's motorcycle differs from Suzuki's, he answered: "The two motorcycles are very different. Honda's is quite