Last week, Motorsport.com reported on the rapprochement between Alex Rins and Honda, which will lead the Spaniard to join the LCR, the golden wing brand’s satellite team, for next season.
According to the driver himself, the agreement has not yet been signed with a signature, although he does not even contemplate the possibility that things will go wrong.
Rins will join Lucio Cecchinello’s team after signing a contract as a Honda rider, which will tie him to the Japanese manufacturer for the next two years. Although he is not yet official, he should join Joan Mir, his Suzuki box neighbor, who should join Marc Marquez in the official garage of the Tokyo manufacturer.
The experience of the three riders should be the pillar on which to project a prototype competitive enough to get the Honda out of the black hole it is in right now.
Alex Rins, Suzuki MotoGP Team
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“With Alex Marquez joining Gresini, everyone can imagine where I will race next year. My contract is not yet official, but we are very close. We only need the last signing”, agreed Rins, shortly after getting off. from the bike to Assen, where he crossed the line tenth, on a Sunday when every chance he could have was reduced to ashes at the start: he started ninth and finished the first lap 15th.
The Spaniard had three options for the future on the table once Suzuki announced he would leave the championship at the end of 2021. Rins, who has Estrella Galicia as main sponsor, had to choose whether to switch to RNF Racing (Aprilia), at Gresini Racing (Ducati) or Honda LCR. Having the same material as the team factory is the element that tipped the scales for the last option.
“I considered the Ducati option, with Gresini, and Honda, but Ducati would not have given me a factory bike and Honda offered me this possibility. It is an interesting project, because the bike is not going very well in terms of results. , so we will see what we can do “, said the number 42, convinced of what it can bring to the Japanese house:” I like the challenge that awaits me. We have done a great job with Suzuki, so we will try to do the same with the Honda “.
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