French Grand Prix, MotoGP: Álex Rins is more than an outsider

Alex Rins arrives for the fifth meeting of the MotoGP season as runner-up to the leader of the general classification. For one point, the Suzuki official follows Marc Márquez, thus demonstrating the full value of his journey since the start of this season. For many, the Suzuki official will be a player in the title race until the end of the campaign. At Le Mans, on terrain that he likes, this weekend he could be much more than an outsider...

Kidneys competed in the French Moto3 Grand Prix three times and finished on the podium each time. He was second in 2013 and 2014 and third in 2012, his first ever Grand Prix podium. He competed in the Moto2 class in 2015 and 2016, starting from pole position in 2015 and winning the 2016 race from second on the grid. Last year, Kidneys was competing in the MotoGP race at Le Mans for the first time, despite missing the race in 2017 due to a left wrist injury suffered in Austin. He had been replaced by Sylvain Guintoli. He missed Q2, qualifying in 15th place before crossing the line in 10th position as the only Suzuki rider to see the checkered flag.

But the Suzuki driver has impressed with his impeccable performances since the start of the season. He took back-to-back podiums in Austin and Jerez. Including the victory in Texas. “ My results have been very satisfactory recently, but we remain mobilized and we remain focused” has explained Kidneys. " We must continue to follow the path we have taken consistently and try to improve with each race. Le Mans with its stop and go layout is a difficult track for us, but in the meantime I have a lot more experience and I can definitely get a good resultt ».

« We know what we still need to work on to improve“, declared the teammate of Joan Mir. " An important point is qualification. We have a competitive global ensemble and we want to continue the positive trend in France”.