Alex Rins can leave Misano with the feeling of duty accomplished in the San Marino Grand Prix which took place there, marking the fourteenth round of this MotoGP season for the occasion. He thus took his Suzuki to seventh place under the checkered flag after starting twelfth. He has the first two in the championship right in front of him and the rest of the pack behind him. He is also ahead of Ducati riders about whom he says out loud what everyone is thinking…
Better than seventh would probably not have been possible for a alex rins started from further afield and at the helm of a project Suzuki at the very end of life. The Spaniard, who was the only driver holding the brand, since his usual teammate, Joan mir was withdrawn due to injury, and replaced by a Japanese driver, worked so hard for this result that he even paid the physical price.
The ninth championship says: “ I went straight into turn 4, went off the track. As a result, I lost my place to Martin. It took me two laps to regain this position. Overall I am satisfied ". He adds : " we had good pace and started 12th. It's just that the Ducati riders have a head start ". An observation which is also a form of resignation.
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« After this mistake, I gave everything to come back. Unfortunately, I destroyed myself and my tire in the process. Because I also had a problem with compartment syndrome in my right arm »Regrets Kidneys. " We need to qualify a lot better, but it's difficult. It's like always. I hope we can make a jump in qualifying at circuits like Aragon or Malaysia. This could be better routes for us ».
alex rins finished : " it was difficult for me to manage the front tire. I did a lot of laps with the soft compound. Not much with the hard compound because I had a crash in testing. But the tire pressure during the race was correct ". His occasional teammate, kazuki watanabe finished 21st and dead last, one lap behind the winner.
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