Alex Rins: “Marc Marquez has f**** talent, it’s not easy but you have to turn the tables”
LCR rider Rins offered Honda their only optimism in a woeful Mot𒁏oGP season by winning the Grand Prix of the Americas.
But even that glorꦰy cannot disguise another inept campaign which has left six-time premier class champion𝓀 Marquez unable to even finish a grand prix, never mind fight at the front.
"I🦋t's hard, it tastes very bad to me because Marc has a fucking talent and i༺t's not being easy at all,” Rins was quoted by .
“But hey, in the ꧋end you have to turn the tables, you have to win, you have to build a winning bike.
"Da🥀mn, I thought that Marc would als🐻o win in Germany. What happened? I don't know, I have no idea.
“Pressure, extra pressure, I have no idea.”
Marquez crashed five times at the Sachsenri⭕ng, one of his favourit🍒e circuits, before the grand prix started and was forced to pull out.
🤡It was the lowest point of a 🎀season which might still break the strong relationship between the star rider and his team.
Even Rins could quit Honda in💎 favour of Yamaha who have ꧒made him an offer.
Rins said about the future of Honda: "It's complicated, because whℱat is clear is that right now the ones 'ruling the roost' arꦉe the European brands: Ducati, KTM, Aprilia.
“And it seems that 𒆙the Japanese brands have lagged a bit behind.
“They haveꦏ to do something, of course they have to do something, because both Honda and Yamaha have the level, they are not small 🔴brands.
"I think that Honda was very conღfident in this improvement that they have made at the chassis level with 💖Kalex.
“But I also have to tell you from my point of view, and perhaps they will jump on me in the comme꧂nts, that I come from a Suzuki and the Honda is not so bad.
"What do I mean by this? I want to say that in many circ🦩uits, after spending six years with the Suzuki and having it in my hand, in many circuits I have gone faster with the Honda than with the Suzuki.
“Now, the problem ღis that the others have taken more steps forward.”
Rins will miss the n⛎ext round of MotoGP on August 6 at Silverstone due to his 🐼broken leg.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coꦅvering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
