'At a certain point of the race, I was struggling a lot to keep the rear traction.' 💬 Suzuki’s Alex Rins says he was “destroyed” after a drop in grip shuffled him from P1️⃣ to P7️⃣ at the MotoGP BritishGP ⬇️
The 2019 Silverstone race winner had looked strong throughout the British GP weekend and rocketed from 11th on the grid to run inside the top five in the early laps.
Rins took the lead on lap six and at on stage held a lead of close to a second before his hard rear tyre started to fade, eventually relegating him to seventh at the chequered flag.“When I was riding in P1 I was riding so smooth, controlling the throttle, very smooth with the rear slide.“I was spinning a lot, I don’t know [why]. We need to check the data, check with Michelin guys because it was not normal that I was suffering a lot to hold two-minute [laps].
“The last six laps I was riding in 2m01s. But anyway, P7, some points, and we look forward to the next race.” Team-mate Joan Mir ran inside the lead battle in eighth when he crashed out at Stowe corner on lap 15 of 20. The 2020 world champion says being mired in the pack for the race led to his front tyre overheating, which caused his crash. “Well, the temperatures were higher than the previous days and being behind the group during a lot of laps produced that maybe I overheated the front a bit more than I wanted,” Mir said.“But I was trying to managed and go with the fresh air, but it was difficult because I was there in the group.
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