It was a slightly annoyed and quite critical boss Sito Pons who opened up about his driver Alex Rins. A contender for the Moto2 title after arriving from a Moto3 where he twice missed the opportunity to be crowned, Rins seems to have the gift of dispersing himself and wasting a certain talent but which needs concentration to succeed. 'express. While the season will resume on August 12 in Austria with 25 points behind Johann Zarco, Sito Pons is pressing where it hurts and thus hopes to remobilize his foal on the essential: the world title.
Site Pons has seen champions pass through his Moto2 team. Brothers I will espargaro revealed themselves there, with a titled Pol in 2013, Tito Rabat trained there and Maverick Vinales was able to show all the good things that were thought of him. All these beautiful people are now in MotoGP, a category which is also assured for its new spearhead Alex Rins already locked by Suzuki. For a little, one would think we could see Kidneys walk in the footsteps of Casa Particular in Viñales. Exactly, what comparison can we make between the two men? “ Both are very good » the boss begins cautiously on Pecino.GP. " But with Maverick, things come more naturally while for Alex, it takes more effort ».
He specifies : " when Maverick returned to the box, everything flowed naturally, everything seemed easier. Alex is capable of being as efficient and as effective as him but it requires more effort and concentration to express himself at the same level. ". An observation which then turns to criticism: “ Johann Zarco is his only rival for the title ". An evaluation that will not fail to please Sam Lowes. " I told Alex that only Zarco should occupy his thoughts, be his obsession, be his reflection in the mirror every morning. I told him to forget his twitter, the sunglasses and all that trivial stuff that doesn't make sense. You have to be locked in on Zarco if he wants to be World Champion! There is no other way to succeed ».
« On this point, Viñales was more consistent. When he arrived at a circuit, he knew very well why he was there. He didn't think about anything other than doing his job. It's up to Alex to decide his role in this championship. He has no right to miss this opportunity. Next year, he will be in MotoGP and winning there will be much more complicated. Everything is in his hands, everything depends on him ". According to Sito Pons, alex rins therefore does not give itself all the means to succeed. Enough to damage a reputation, burn a halo. But whoever contacted Fabio Quartararo for the position in Moto2 in 2017 also look at the results: “ Rins has dropped 56 points to Zarco over the last four Grands Prix. Psychologically, the balance leans towards Zarco. And between two drivers of a similar level, that’s what makes the difference ". This is what is said. And that puts pressure on a Kidneys who will no longer be able to highlight his Suzuki contract in MotoGP to ease the pill of another failure in winning a world title.
