Alex Rins paid the embarrassing price for choosing to stick behind Valentino Rossi in an effort to get a tow for his final flying lap of Q1 as holding back prevented him from beginning it on time.
Alex Rins says it was a thrill to watch his speedometer hit the 350km/h (217mph) mark during free practice for the Italian MotoGP as his Suzuki proved competitive at Mugello.
Italian MotoGP, Mugello - Free Practice (2) Results Francesco Bagnaia emerged as the surprise pace setter in second free practice for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, with
Alex Rins says resolving Suzuki’s recent slump in qualifying will be key at the Italian MotoGP as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming race at Le Mans.
Rookie Joan Mir 'can't wait' to experience the exciting Mugello circuit, which includes the fastest straight of the season, on MotoGP machinery this weekend.
When Alex Rins crossed the finish line at Le Mans, he didn't dwell on his worst MotoGP result of the season but instead pointed to the sky before stopping at a group of marshals and handing over his race helmet.
Four races into his MotoGP career and rookie Joan Mir is discovering more of the secrets of the premier-class. After an impressive eighth on his debut in Qatar, the Suzuki rider has failed to score since, including a fall in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
Suzuki became the fifth MotoGP factory to debut a swingarm attachment when the tyre cooling/downforce device was fitted to the GSX-RR of Alex Rins during Monday's post-race test at Jerez.
Alex Rins says he didn’t use the soft Michelin tyres in a late lap attack during Friday practice as he preferred to focus on his own Suzuki programme heading into the Spanish MotoGP.
After a week of reflection following his maiden MotoGP win, Alex Rins says it was “crucial to avoid any mistakes” when under pressure from Valentino Rossi in the closing stages of the Americas race.
A year after rolling onto the Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid for the very first time, OMG Racing marked its one-year anniversary in memorable style as Josh Elliiott notched up a remarkable maiden victory at Silverstone.
Maverick Vinales feels he could “easily ride” at the same pace of the front-runners at the Americas MotoGP despite his race being wrecked by a ride-through penalty for a jump start.
- Valentino Rossi casts his eye over the early MotoGP world title race and sees Alex Rins as a strong candidate with Marc Marquez remaining favourite despite his off in Texas (Marca)
Alex Rins and Suzuki have been consistent podium contenders since the tail end of last season, but some careful selection of new parts over the winter put the final pieces of the victory 'puzzle' into place.
Rins takes his first ever MotoGP victory after overtaking and then narrowly holding off Rossi in the Austin MotoGP, marking Suzuki's first win since 2016.
Full race results from the Americas MotoGP Alex Rins has claimed his maiden MotoGP victory beating Valentino Rossi at Circuit of the Americas as Marc Marquez crashes out fro
Danilo Petrucci is already bracing for a difficult Americas MotoGP for Ducati against his major manufacturer rivals, while he feels the Circuit of the Americas is “almost perfect for Marquez and his Honda”.
Having charged from tenth to fifth in Qatar followed by a 16th to fifth recovery in Argentina, Alex Rins and Suzuki badly need to qualify better at this weekend's Austin MotoGP.
Alex Rins was left to curse a disastrous qualifying performance in Argentina that cost him the chance of challenging for a MotoGP podium place and limited him to a fifth place finish.