Marc Marquez shock at Alex Rins’ exit: “He said Honda have a good bike!”
Watch Live Race and all sessions
Watch Replay Race and all sessions
2023 MotoGP Race Calendar,Race Results and Replays
2023 MotoGP Standings
LCR rider Rins will swap his satellite seat for a factory ride in 2024 when he joins Yamaha as a replacement for Franco Morbidelli.It will bring to an end Rins’ short but eventful stay at Honda which peaked with winning the Grand Prix of the Americas but has also included a broken leg which is sidelining him from this weekend’s British MotoGP.Will Marc Marquez leave Honda this season?Video of Will Marc Marquez leave Honda this season?Repsol Honda rider Marquez was asked about Rins’ departure and answered: “I had an interview, they asked me about this rumour. “I said ‘I don’t think so’ because Rins won a race and he said ‘it’s a good bike’. “So I didn’t expect this move. But then the day after! “I’m happy for him, it’s a good move, he’s moving from a satellite team to a factory team. Yamaha has power and energy from the past.”
Rins was absent from the British MotoGP as he continued to rehab his broken leg.Honda endured another miserable weekend without him.His replacement Iker Lekuona and fellow LCR rider Takaaki Nakagami were in the last two positions, of those who finished.Marquez and Repsol Honda teammate Joan Mir retired early.Johann Zarco, meanwhile, has emerged as the key contender to replace Rins at LCR Honda next season.Related Alex Rins spills the truth on Honda exit: “I would have liked more support” Alex Marquez reveals kind (and brutal) praise from Marc Marquez after sprint winHe welcomed the idea claiming it would be “an honour”.
For motorsport news follow TRmotosports on social media.
