Rins acknowledges about the fire that he thought “the motorcycle was going to explode”

Lombok (Indonesia), 19 Mar Spaniard Alex Rins (Suzuki GSX RR), eighth in the starting lineup for the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix at the Mandalika circuit, was the unintentional protagonist of the day, when his motorcycle burned during the fourth free practice and acknowledged that he was frightened to think that “the motorcycle was going to explode”. “It wasn't easy, at turn 10, two corners before, I had a little scare from behind and I looked at the bike, but I didn't see anything strange and I continued to pull, in the next corner I saw that I was leaving the rear wheel again and I immediately went off the line, for my safety and that of others, but out of the line, I saw that The whole keel was on fire alive and I got scared there and the first thing I thought was that the bike was going to explode; I tried to put a standstill, turn off the bike and jump”, Rins explained about the mishap. “They have confirmed to me from the team that it was a problem in the tube through which the engine oil passes into the radiator or something like that, although fortunately, the engine is fine and not affected and it was just a scare,” said Rins, who acknowledged that “this is not practiced and, as I said, I thought the bike was going to explode. We have a limit of engines, so I tried to quickly put the deadlock, turn off the bike and jump off it.” Already about the development of the grand prize, Alex Rins acknowledged that they have to do with how they manage tires for the race. “With the striker we are at the limit, the hardest compound is too hard and we must also see how we advance, because there is only one line. We'll see. It's not an easy thing.” As for his physical condition after the problems of previous days, Alex Rins said that he is “much better”. “Tonight I slept what I haven't slept in the previous ten days. Look, I'm sleeping, that I usually sleep like a bear, but I don't know what happened to me. I don't know if it was a cold snap or what, but I don't have discomfort anymore, everything has passed to my belly and now I hope rice will help me.” CHIEF JLL/OG