Alex Rins (1st): "I beat Rossi in Austin, and I beat Marquez at Silverstone"

Winner of his first MotoGP race in Austin ahead of Valentino Rossi at the start of the 2019 season, Alex Rins had never beaten Marc Marquez on a regular basis. Suzuki rider # 42 did it yesterday at Silverstone, with the way… a Barry Sheene? Yes practically !

Alex Rins, Suzuki n ° 42 (5th in qualifying and 1st in race) : "This day was incredible. I won in Austin, beating Valentino (Rossi, you know, Editor’s note?). And now I’m winning here, beating Marc (Marquez, MotoGP boss, Editor’s note). These guys are very fast and are "legends" of the sport. I knew it would be hard to beat Marc today, but I really wanted to give it a try, and it was fantastic to do it. he was faster than me in some areas, but I was able to catch up on other sections. Towards the end of the race I felt I had a better pace than him and I thought I had to give it a try. I saw an opportunity and I succeeded. A big thank you to everyone on the team! "

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MNC Analysis : At Site, the label of "Sunday pilot" is not pejorative, quite the contrary. Long worn by Valentino Rossi himself, it now sticks to Alex Rins’ leather. Qualified to a solid – or simple ?! – fifth place on Saturday, the Suzuki driver n ° 42 delivered an exemplary race on Sunday against the current best driver, Marc Marquez.

In top form, the No. 93 Honda is said to be unbeatable. A fortnight ago at the Red Bull Ring, Andrea Dovizioso nevertheless demonstrated that it was possible to defeat the red ant! -, provided you have an excellent bike and a big dose of composure.

Seeing the Suzuki being left behind at each exit of a turn and then left behind in the stretches despite the suction phenomenon, Alex Rins’ mission seemed impossible at the start of the race. But it was counting without the confounding speed of the GSX-RR in the middle of the curve and without its astounding endurance….

By gluing invariably in the winding portions, the vice-champion of Moto3 (in 2013, year of Marquez’s first MotoGP coronation!) And of Moto2 (in 2015, year of the Rossi-Marquez clash) remained in the game until the end . But it was limited !

One lap before the end, Alex almost gave up the gas, thinking the race was already over! However, the result would not have changed: forced off the track following his attack on the outside in the last corner – in an incredible "remake" of the Roberts Vs Sheene duel of 1979 – the Suzuki rider was then ahead of his compatriot by a thousandth of a second on the finish line !

Rins did not give up but changed his method: one lap later – the last of the ders! -, Alex subtly maneuvered to come out of the final curve both stronger and more inside … As Marc’s RCV slid from front to back, the GSX-RR is irresistibly passed, winning by 13 thousandths of a second, the fourth shortest victory in Grand Prix history.

At the start of the season in Austin, Rins had already hung the famous No. 46 on his hunting chart. Yesterday he managed to get the boss of the Intercontinental Circus down at Silverstone, one of the most complete and grueling tracks on the motorcycle Grand Prix calendar. Bravissimo !

2019 British MotoGP Grand Prix Results

1. Alex RINS – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki: 40’12.799
2. Marc MARQUEZ – Repsol Honda Team – Honda: + 0.013
3. Maverick VIÑALES – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha: + 0.620
4. Valentino ROSSI – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha: + 11.439
5. Franco MORBIDELLI – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha: + 13.109
6. Cal CRUTCHLOW – LCR Honda Castrol – Honda: + 19.169
7. Danilo PETRUCCI – Ducati Team – Ducati: + 19.682
8. Jack MILLER – Pramac Racing – Ducati: + 20.318
9. Pol ESPARGARO – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM: + 21.079
10. Andrea IANNONE – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia: + 25.144
11. Francesco BAGNAIA – Pramac Racing – Ducati: + 40.317
12. Sylvain GUINTOLI – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki: + 45.478
13. Hafizh SYAHRIN – Red Bull KTM Tech 3 – KTM: + 54.783
14. Jorge LORENZO – Repsol Honda Team – Honda: + 56.651
15. Karel ABRAHAM – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati: + 1’29.282
16. Tito RABAT – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati: + 1’31.716
17. Takaaki NAKAGAMI – LCR Honda Idemitsu – Honda: + 1’40.420

Unclassified :

• Miguel OLIVEIRA – Red Bull KTM Tech 3 – KTM 12 Tours
• Johann ZARCO – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM 12 Tours
• Aleix ESPARGARO – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia 1 Tour
• Fabio QUARTARARO – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha 0 Tour
• Andrea DOVIZIOSO – Ducati Team – Ducati 0 Lap

Provisional classification of the 2019 MotoGP championship

1. Marc MARQUEZ Honda 250
2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 172
3. Alex RINS Suzuki 149
4. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 145
5. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 118
6. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 116
7. Jack MILLER Ducati 94
8. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 92
9. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 88
10. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 69
11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 68
12. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 62
13. Joan MIR Suzuki 39
14. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 33
15. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 29
16. Andrea IANNONE Aprilia 27
17. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 26
18. Johann ZARCO KTM 22
19. Jorge LORENZO Honda 21
20. Stefan BRADL Honda 16
21. Tito RABAT Ducati 14
22. Michele PIRRO Ducati 9
23. Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki 7
24. Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM 6
25. Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 5
26. Bradley SMITH Aprilia

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