Alex Rins returned to the podium for the first time this season, and he did so on the same track where he had achieved his first podium in the premier class in 2018. However, the Suzuki rider had to fight once again against a usual handicap, that of having to start very late on the grid, seventh, which prevented him from being with the leading riders in the first laps.
The Spaniard had to overtake Fabio Quartararo, Luca Marini and Maverick Viñales before finding Pol Espargaró, who held him in fourth place for many laps, until he was able to pass him mid-race. “Honestly we lost a lot of time to overtake a lot of riders at the beginning, we burned the tires a lot by forcing the braking, but in the end I felt very competitive. I thought Aleix Espargaró had a better pace, but we finished pretty close, I think that he was managing the race very well behind Jorge Martin, until he passed him in the end, “explained the Catalan. “Now we go to Texas, a circuit that we really like and we have to continue with the mentality that we had this weekend,” said Rins, recalling his win in Austin.
Alex Rins, Suzuki MotoGP Team
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After a 2021 season characterized by many crashes, Rins seems to be more constant this year and in the general classification he is fourth overall: “This year I am taking it differently, I am going race by race, I was told that we are fourth in the general classification , it’s not our goal, really, now, there are 18 races to do and we will go step by step, calmly “.
Finally, Alex Rins, Aleix’s neighbor in Andorra, congratulated the Aprilia rider on his victory: “I would have liked to fight with him for the win, but he didn’t give me the chance, I hope he has a lot of fun. “said the Suzuki rider.
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