LCR Honda respond to Alex Rins’ claims that they didn’t “support” him
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Rins complained earlier this year, just months into his time at Honda, that he wasn’t being supported enough in terms of technical development.He has now confirmed that he will ride for Yamaha in 2024.Lucio Cecchinello, the LCR team manager, reacted: “The truth is that Alex has a factory contract with HRC, but when you ride a factory bike in a satellite team everything takes longer. Is this Honda’s 2024 MotoGP bike?Video of Is this Honda's 2024 MotoGP bike? Jack Miller: ‘Fantastic’ if KTM sign a big name like Marc MarquezJack Miller: ‘Pretty cool’ to silence some critics, ‘now or never’ to join KTMJoan Mir ‘didn’t speak with Yamaha, believes it can work with Honda’“The evolution is not the same, it’s always a bit slower. “He has shown that he has the talent and the ability to win races.”Cecchinello said about Rins’ exit: “We knew that if Alex received an offer from a factory team this could happen.“And now we are dedicating ourselves to evaluating the different options. “The market is wide and there are also some young talents in Moto2 to consider. After Austria, we will surely close the deal.” LCR have been targeted by KTM, who want to increase their presence on the MotoGP grid from their current four bikes by acquiring one of the existing satellite teams.Related Jack Miller: ‘Fantastic’ if KTM sign a big name like Marc Marquez – Exclusive Yamaha lean on private Valentino Rossi calls to tempt VR46 away from DucatiCecchinello admitted to speaking to KTM boss Francesco Guidotti: “It was a very normal, friendly call. A private call between us. “He called me and told me that KTM were assessing their situation. “They have a lot of young talents in their sights and they don’t have enough places. “He told me they were interested in increasing the number of KTM riders on the grid and that they knew we were in a more complicated situation. “I told him I appreciated the offer, but we have a contract with Honda for 2024, in the future we will see. “I took it into consideration. But the conversation stopped there. We won’t be with KTM in 2024.”
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