With two victories to his credit, Álex Rins can already boast of a successful MotoGP season, since he doubled the initial objective of his employer Suzuki in terms of victories achieved. However, he is not done with this campaign. He wants to finish among the top three in the championship. And as first place has already been acquired by Marc Márquez, he still has to fight against Dovizioso and the rest of a tight peloton which also includes Fabio Quartararo...
There are four Grands Prix left to compete, which, mathematically, opens up prospects for those claiming the top three when the final whistle is blown at Valencia. Enter the Suzuki rider Kidneys, third and fabio quartararo, a rookie playing for the Petronas satellite team, we have 24 points. There are therefore several scenarios to consider!
In any case, for Alex Rins, the issue must be considered well beyond simple access: “ I don’t know how other drivers see things, but it’s important to me” declares the teammate Joan Mir. " Because you are fighting for a place in the World Championship. First place would be ideal, but second and third places are also very good results »
After his second victory of the season at Silverstone, Kidneys had a good chance of catching up Dovizioso. But then there was a failure at Misano and the clash with Franco Morbidelli in Aragon. More recently, in Thailand, Kidneys finished fifth behind Dovizioso. Thus, its backlog on Italian increased continuously. It is 48 points.
Before the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, Alex Rins occupies third place, but the Suzuki rider is only four points ahead of Maverick Vinales (Yamaha). The original Ducati rider, Danilo Petrucci, is only five points behind Kidneys. Everything is still possible in the three-way fight for third place.
« I'm trying to ride fast, that's all, I'll ride like I always do." he said, not advocating any specific tactics. “ Anything can happen, I think our pace is pretty good this year, so we're trying to keep the ranking. » Last year he was on the podium in three of the last four races…
