MotoGP Malaysia J3, Alex Rins (Yamaha/8): "I was unlucky with this red flag"

There is a lot of talk about Fabio Quartararo's performance in Malaysia, but Alex Rins also took his best result of the year in Sepang! Eighth when he crossed the checkered flag, the Spaniard did not disgrace himself, far from it. This confirms Yamaha's recent progress, which continues to get closer to its objective. However, there was perhaps room for improvement: Rins had a great start before the red flag was shown because of his teammate's fall, mixed with that of the KTM officials.

Alex Rins can be satisfied. He had never done better than ninth in a Grand Prix in 2024, which is quite paradoxical considering his 2023 season. Remember, with Honda, he had won a race after only the third round. « It was a good race. We are doing better. To the extent that we are able, we have taken a step forward and This is my best result with Yamaha so far. Honestly, on Saturday I felt pretty good on the bike. We were unlucky with that red flag. I had an incredible start and fought with Marc Marquez » he declared immediately.

 

 

It must have been strange for him to find himself thrust into the front, along with Marc Marquez. The opportunity to remember this incredible joust at Silverstone in 2019Those years may be long gone, but Rins still has the desire. « When I restarted, I tried to give my best again., I tried to control the tires as much as possible" he continued.

 

 

These results are encouraging for the Iwata firm, of course, but the final objective is still far away. The Blues want to progress, again and again. « We still need to improve tire conservation, but we are working well.. Let's see what we can do in the last round. We'll give it our best again and see if we can improve." he concluded.

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2024 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix Result:

 

 

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