Let’s talk MotoGP: Yamaha took risk which amount to…….

I can’t say who, Rins or the signing, came at the worst time. Hit in the wrist at Assen, the Spaniard had to throw in the towel at the start of the British Grand Prix. Like last year, he is in the infirmary to sign his new contract. Let’s get back to the point.

No matter how much I turn things around, I can’t understand Yamaha’s extension of Rins. No more than I understood that of Quartararo, but this time, it is not the choice of the pilot which questions me, but from the brand. Yamaha is in the process of restructuring, of course, but shows no tangible signs of progress. The 2024 season is even worse than 2023 for the blues. At the same time, last year, Fabio had already reached the podium once in a Grand Prix, and finished third in a Sprint. Alex Rins was supposed to help this “transition period”, in particular thanks to his experience stored with several manufacturers and his ability to adapt to any machine

Not to mention the injuries which we will come back to later, Alex Rins did nothing exceptional in the first half of this exercise. I expected him to adapt quickly, as he did with the Honda – without waiting for a podium or a victory either, and above all, that he would not fall too far behind Fabio Quartararo.

Ultimately, the Frenchman is significantly better than him, especially since Alex did not progress in the first eight Grands Prix of the year. At the time of writing, he is in 21st place overall with only eight points, for two complete GPs missed. As a reminder, he took tenth place for his first Sunday race aboard the Honda LCR last year, a level he has never reached before this season.

You will have understood, its results raise questions. Okay, it always takes time to adapt to a MotoGP, but I didn’t expect him to stay this far, even in “full health” if you can still say that after years of repeated injuries