Alex Rins went from being a six-year-old identifying him as a factory Suzuki rider to being a Honda satellite team boarder at LCR. He felt the difference in terms of personnel present in the box and also when it came to seeing that parts were only evaluated in the official Repsol structure. But obviously, in Portimao, he won’t have time to get bored. Would HRC arrive in the Algarve with the big means?
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These two days of testing at portimao will be crucial for the whole plateau of the MotoGPbut maybe even more for a clan Honda who is getting tired of collecting wooden spoons in the builders’ ranking. The importance of the moment in the Algarve will not be underestimated and it seems that it has been taken seriously by HRC if one listens carefully to the work plan drawn up for Alex Rinsfrom the satellite team LCR : « we have a lot to test, but at the same time we will have to prepare for the first race » comments Rins.
« Therefore, on the first day we will try to test as many parts as possible. On the second day, we will then focus on the next GP to find a suitable set-up “. Then the pilot 27 years adds: we have different chassis to test that I haven’t tried yet at Sepang. I also have some electronic parts and several forks at my disposal ».
Alex Rins : « at Suzuki there were always a lot of people waiting for me, now it’s just my team manager and a Honda employee«
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Before launching on the track of portimao which will also be that of the first Grand Prix of the 2023 season, Alex Rins points out the difference he feels when he returns to the LCR box after six years at Suzuki… « When I entered the Suzuki pit, there were always a lot of people waiting for me. Now that’s just my crew chief and a Honda employee » smiles the team member of Taka Nakagami.
« It’s very different. Before, I was a factory rider at Suzuki but we only had two bikes. Now I’m in a satellite team, but we have four bikes. In Sepang, for example, we have not received all the components that the Repsol Honda factory team received “. A report that he wraps all the same in this way… “ But I have excellent relations with the management of Honda, with HRC and Alberto Puig. We are in close contact “. Especially with Ken Kawauchi around, whom he knows very well since a defector from Suzuki…
