Alex Rins thought he had done the hardest part by showing up at the start of this Dutch Grand Prix in the top 5. But in this modern MotoGP, you have to defend your skin dearly and conquer every inch of ground hard. Which inevitably gives us daggers drawn battles. The fine Suzuki blade crossed swords with the cutting edge Johann zarco and he considers himself to have been unfairly cut to the point of seeing his hopes go to shreds. Frustrated, he cuts the Frenchman in his comments after Grand Prix. It should be remembered, however, that the Race Direction, which studied the situation between the two men, found nothing to complain about...
But this verdict does not suit alex rins who attacks his rival a little deeper from the Mandeven right turn… “ With Johann, what happened? I think everyone saw it ", began Kidneys. “ Very, very unlucky. If I hadn't been there, maybe he was shooting straight ". He specifies : " I didn't expect this excess and the problem was his fin touched my arm and I had it down my arm, so the only thing to do was to lift the bike up to get rid of it. I went into the gravel, and in last position. I was very unlucky because the lap time was good, the pace was there ».
alex rins then moved up to eleventh. But his anger had not subsided upon arrival, any more than at the press conference… “ It wasn't to win, but to finish in the top 3, top 4. But I mean: he destroyed our race. Since he arrived in MotoGP in 2017, he has been so aggressive in overtakings. It was a stupid move because he's here fighting for the world championship. So imagine if we had both fallen. It does not mean anything ».
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Rins vs Zarco: the Frenchman's response
Harsh words that reached the ears of the Pramac Ducati rider, second in the championship at 36 points from his compatriot Quarterly leader, and fourth in the event at Assen: “ I didn't talk to him and I didn't know he was upset ", said zarco in response to comments from Kidneys. " It's true that we had contact but it's not an easy corner and at this point in the race, I feel like I want to stay with the leading group ».
« My strong zone was turns nine and ten. I even tried to overtake Viñales there but he was a little faster, so I went wide. But with Rins, it's true that we touched each other, but when you attack here, it's not easy to stay inside. Clearly, I was completely under control and I don't know what happened if he went totally off the track or not. But for me, at that moment, with that overtake, I was happy to pass him and no one passed us after, because we went a little wide and a guy like Mir could really come quickly, because Mir is strong enough to double ».
He finishes : " we haven't spoken but people can come directly to me if they need to talk ". To the wise...
MotoGP Assen J3: classification
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