MotoGP: Alex Rins signs with LCR Honda

With the departure of Suzuki from MotoGP Alex Rins has switched allegiances to Honda. The 26-year-old Spaniard has signed on with LCR Honda and HRC directly for two seasons. This means that Rins will be a HRC rider for 2023 and 2024.

Rins seemed the likely candidate to replace Alex Marquez in the LCR Honda Team. Rins is a proven MotoGP talent who has beaten the best of the best. The biggest challenge that the Spaniard will face is adapting to the Honda.

Alex Rins: “I am very happy to be joining the LCR Honda Team. Changing team and bike is a challenge but I am ready to give my 100% and to put into practice everything that I’ve learnt during my years in the MotoGP class. Lucio and Honda’s trust have been crucial for me in deciding to take on this challenge with this factory. I would like to thank them for this opportunity.”

Lucio Cecchinello (LCR Honda Team Manager): “I am delighted to announce that Álex Rins will be the LCR Honda CASTROL rider in 2023. We’ve just finished signing the contract, all 3 parties, so we are finally able to announce it. Rins is an experienced rider, a fast rider and a podium finisher. This wealth of experience, coupled with Rins’ ability to give the precise suggestions to his technicians, as I’ve heard, will surely help us to improve our our bike package, aiming to fight for more podiums.”

Image from MotoGP.com