Viñales was Suzuki's hope but he moved to Yamaha. This time, the Hamamatsu firm is betting on Rins. But it will be more complicated for the latter to escape.
Next year, in the Suzuki house, we are renewing everything. Not necessarily from floor to ceiling, but under the roof of the official MotoGP team, there will be two new riders. A duo who will discover a GSX-RR on which another couple will have worked since 2015. That said, there will be one thing in common: the presence of hope. Viñales was the one to start and he went to Yamaha. This time, the Hamamatsu firm is betting on Rins. But it will be more complicated for the latter to escape.
In MotoGP, you learn all the time and at all levels. Suzuki revealed the diamond Casa Particular in Viñales and started to carve it. But it was towards another setting that he headed just when he was about to shine for good. A lesson learned by the troops of Davide Brivio who replayed the card of the champion to be formed. This one is a alex rins. But he should read his contract carefully: “ we started this project with Maverick and Aleix and we tried to keep Maverick with us » comments the team manager on crash.net. " But he decided to leave us. We then told ourselves that we had to think in the long term and organize ourselves accordingly. ».
« We went to look for Maverick in Moto2. It was a challenge, a bet. It worked very well and we wanted to build our future with him. But it wasn't possible. Now we must consider other perspectives ". The Italian therefore went to Japan: “ There, I spoke with Suzuki management. In the end, we agreed that Rins had the potential to be a driver of the future. We decided to invest in him and help him grow. We think he's someone who can play up front in one or two years. ».
Yes, but if he reveals himself more quickly than expected, doesn't Suzuki risk finding himself once again the joke? “ Rins' contract is a very structured contract. It's two years, to begin with. But we have good options to extend it afterwards ". It will be recalled that during the negotiations, the rumor spoke of a contract of up to four years, between the Spanish driver and the Japanese manufacturer.
