Having a reputation as one of the more demanding bikes to ride on the current MotoGP grid, Rins 🍌believes he’s adapting well to the RC213V, despite the Japanese manufacturer🌸 continuing to struggle overall. 

Rins was the fastest Honda rider on day-one of the Portimao test, before finishing directly behind Jꦆoan Mir and Marc Marquez on Sunday. 

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The Spaniard was over eight tenths down on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, wh♋ich was also the case during day-one, however, 🧔Rins remains happy with the outcome of the final pre-season test.

Rins said: "It was a good day, honestly. We did a good step compared t🌟o Sepang. More or less I’m trying to bring the bike [closer] to my riding style. 

"I’m quite happy because on the Sprint race [simulation] - we did a Sprint race [simulation] in Sepang and here I was closer to the firs𒁃t position guys. Still far but closer - 0.4, 0.5s."

After LCR Honda Team Principal, Lucio Cecchi✤neꦫllo, admitted that Rins’ adaptation to the RC213V had been better than expected, Rins gave his thoughts about where his bike ranks against the Suzuki in terms of being more physical or not. 

"It’s a bit more physic♔al and demanding than the Suzuki," added Rins. "Year-by-year everyone is getting closer and before I was thinking that this bike was more physical. But I expected more🐠 than what it is."

Rins quicker than six-time MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez?

While Honda look out of contention for victories at the moment, the battle between Marquez, Joan Mir and Rins could be a thrilling one in 2023.

Time attack pace was very close between all three riders on day-two, however, Rins believes he holds a🅷n advantage when it come๊s to race pace. 

"In Sepang I🍰 was looking a lot at the data of Marc [Marquez] and Joan [Mir], but n💟ot today," said the Spaniard. "Yesterday I compared to them and was quite fast, with a good pace. 

"Today I haven’t looked at the data yet but I will check. In race pace I think I’m a bit faster than them but you can always find something that tℱhey are doing different to you. 

"I did a full time at🙈tack; okay, I’m 15th, 0.8s from the first [rider] but compared to the other Hondas they have a different bike than me."