Alex Rins spoke about his move to Yamaha in 2024 after what was only a break of a few months with Honda. An interesting explanation since it shows that Iwata's brand had been the Spaniard's priority as soon as Suzuki had signaled the end of its MotoGP project. Honda had therefore been chosen by default, and it was not the way in which he was subsequently treated at HRC despite his victory in Austin, which made him forget his primary objective: to be a Yamaha factory rider.
Speaking on motogp.com, alex rins notably reconsidered his decision to seize the opportunity to become an official Yamaha in 2024 when he has just arrived in the clan Honda by settling into the LCR satellite team. A revelation that says a lot about the consideration the Tokyo brand has for its drivers. “After so many bad days, the announcement to sign for Yamaha was incredible. I am very happy » begins the six-time MotoGP winner.
He pursues : « after Suzuki left we were lost, we knocked on all the doors and one of the doors we knocked on was Yamaha and they told us that this moment couldn't be, they already had Morbidelli and Quartararo. So in the end we went to Honda, and this year, seeing how everything went, in the position we were in… we asked again to see. I was lucky, and we did it ».
Alex Rins: “ Honda, HRC preferred to give the factory team the new parts to test, I would have liked them to give me a little more support »
Honda was therefore chosen by default, but Honda then did not seize the opportunity to keep a good driver, who has already brought him success this year in Texas…” What weighed the most was what was seen race by race. Finally, Honda, HRC preferred to give the factory team the new parts to test even though I am also a competition rider… well, I would have liked them to give me a little more support ».
Finally, alex rins now seems to be counting the days that separate him from Yamaha : " I can not wait to be there. It's a project in a factory team, that's what I was looking for and I'm very excited, but I will end this season with the same enthusiasm with which I started it ».
To better explain and accept it, he returns to a remark that Marc Marquez recalled to underline his astonishment to see the Honda ship already leaving: “ the Honda is not a bad bike, I think that other brands, particularly European ones, have taken two steps forward and Honda only a small one. To get the victory in Austin, we drove super fast. We still need to improve, yes, but it's not that far ».
He adds that " Mugello crash was my fault, not the Honda's electronics or traction control » before paying tribute to his future ex-stable: “ I'm sorry because the relationship with Lucio is spectacular, I've never had that before with another team manager and the vibrations in the box are great. I thought about staying, but I couldn't refuse. I told Lucio that I even felt bad, it was a hard blow but he told me that he understood perfectly. It's a unique opportunity, it's a factory team and I think it's something I deserve » he finishes.
