Alex Rins is not having a good time riding his Suzuki. He indeed regrets two consecutive falls, one in Portugal and the other in Spain, two accidents damaging to his hopes in the title race because they are synonymous with a loss of at least 40 points. This is the equivalent of the first two places he occupied before making a mistake. In Jerez, what's more, he received himself on his fragile shoulder. Which led him to consult…
A shoulder that remembered its bad memories during the test following the race in Jerez. Although he set the second time of the exercise, a handful of thousandths behind the leader Casa Particular in Viñales, the official Suzuki had to stop his effort to ride towards Barcelona and a medical consultation of his shoulder, which actually worried him after a FP4 marked by another fall.
What did the doctors say about it? Federico Tondelli, head of press and public relations within the Ecstar team, responds: “ tests showed mild inflammation. Medications have been administered and there will be a rest period. We expect him to be fully recovered within a few days. So far the healing process is progressing well ».
The next race is scheduled for Sunday May 16 at Le Mans, in France. Kidneys is currently ninth in the general ranking of championnat with 23 points after falling in both Portugal and Spain. He nevertheless made a point of getting up to finish the race last Sunday.
« The fall was a big disappointment " commented Kidneys. “ I was really unlucky because there is a bump in this bend which is normally not a problem. But it felt pretty bad with a full tank. I released the brake and took them back. But I couldn't hold the line and went far. I lost the front on the dirty part ", declared Joan Mir's teammate, describing the course of the accident.
The project manager Shinichi Sahara said : " his fall at turn 6 is a real shame. He got up and was quick. But let's learn from this experience to try again next time ". Despite the loss of part of the fairing, Kidneys showed good pace. In terms of lap time, he was sometimes even faster than the eventual winner Jack Miller. " The team worked hard and that's why I'm really sorry. I need to be able to start higher on the grid. Then I could establish myself directly in the leading group and I wouldn't have to fight my way through the peloton ».
Alex Rins does not have his place assured at Suzuki
Joan mir intones the same refrain. The technical director Ken Kawauchi states: " Rins had the pace to get on the podium. We have to work on it for the next races ". Looking at the Spaniard's journey in Jerez, we see that he has not only had good memories. In 2015 he dropped to the Moto3 category. In 2018, he retired in his first race MotoGP on this track after landing in the gravel trap at turn 11 and last year he injured his shoulder after a crash in the second part of qualifying. However, he has already been on the podium three times. In 2014 in Moto3, in 2016 in Moto2 and in 2019 in MotoGP.
However, given his repeated falls and his current situation in the championship, his credibility is now damaged. Ninth position in the MotoGP standings does not reflect his talent at all nor is it true to the team's potential Suzuki Ecstar, defending champion 2020, with Joan Mir, teammate of the Catalan number 42.
The Barcelonan of 25 years has, so far, disappointed. It would be pointless and misleading to deny this. If last year bad luck, dictated by an injury suffered during the first test in Jerez, kept him away from the most important matches, now the speech is not linked to a lack of success. Some people are already saying thatalex rins would be well advised to bring back a good result from Mans. Especially if his teammate and World Champion Joan Mir continues to perform flawlessly.
