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Alex Rins had an eventful weekend at the last MotoGP Grand Prix in Thailand, marked by a crash but also by revelations about his Yamaha YZR-M1. As he struggled to find his rhythm on the Buriram circuit, he confirmed the fears he shares with teammate Fabio Quartararo: tire warm-up problems that persist, whatever the conditions.

« Overall it was the same as in dry conditions ", said Kidneys, highlighting the monotony of his frustrations. It took him several laps to find the right rhythm, struggling to achieve decent grip. It took a long time, a lot of laps to warm up the rear tire. At first I had no grip. Then, after five or six laps, I was able to ride in 1'40 " he added, displaying a form that could have been promising.

To put things in perspective, the winner of the race, Francis Bagnaia, turned into 1'39.794, While Kidneys, although competitive, saw its pace drop to 1'41 once he tried to catch up with the drivers Honda behind him. “ So I had a group of Honda bikes in front, three seconds. Once I got there, it was frustrating, because I was just recovering when braking, but they had more traction and top speed " he said, highlighting the performance gap.

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Alex Rins: “ with the Yamaha the problems are the same, whether on dry or wet »

However, the rain that fell on the circuit also played a frustrating role, preventing alex rins to test a change in the configuration of his bike made after the Sprint race. We made a big change between Saturday and Sunday, but I couldn't test in dry conditions. I only tested on wet ground " he said, indicating that the configuration will be retained for the next Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.

The race allowed Kidneys to note that the characteristics of the YZR-M1, in dry and wet conditions, are similar. This confirmed that the problems were the same as in the dry. On many occasions, I rode with Honda, with Marini in Misano, and it was the same thing : they have better grip, better traction and higher top speed “, he concluded.

An unequivocal observation which raises the question: the Yamaha YZR-M1 Does she have the qualities necessary to compete in the future? alex rins seems to have clear ideas about what needs to change. The road to improvement in MotoGP promises to be fraught with pitfalls, but he is ready to face the challenge.

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