{"id":704608,"date":"2026-05-30T16:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704608\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:17:10","slug":"alex-rins-gives-worrying-assessment-of-super-heavy-yamaha-at-italian-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704608\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Rins gives worrying assessment of \u201csuper heavy\u201d Yamaha at Italian MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/889478\/alex-rins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Rins<\/a> has given a worrying assessment of his chances ahead of Sunday\u2019s Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> at Mugello.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The six-time MotoGP race winner, who is currently fighting to remain on the grid next season, advanced directly to today\u2019s Q2 session after a surprising top ten finish in Friday\u2019s afternoon practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But following a tough qualifying and sprint race, Rins is now fearing the worst come Sunday\u2019s grand prix. Rins says the M1 \u201csuper heavy\u201d, making it hard to handle around the twisty Mugello circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1317354_hires.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Alex Rins, 2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello. \" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Alex Rins, 2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking after the sprint race, Rins said this about where the M1 is struggling the most: \u201cIt is rear grip, front grip, turning, the bike is super heavy. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to manage the race tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMy arms are destroyed from today already. It\u2019s going to be really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite making it through to Q2 directly, Rins was left frustrated after qualifying last in the session, meaning 12th on the grid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rins was then unable to make any progress in the sprint after being stuck behind KTM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/939427\/brad-binder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Binder<\/a> throughout.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1317147_hires_0.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Alex Rins, 2026 Italian MotoGP.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Alex Rins, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rins added: \u201cToday we improved our time from yesterday, but after the first stint, I went into the box and [saw that I did] 1m45.0s on the TV. But I saw that I was in last position, [and] I was like \u2018woah!\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt was so hard for me to manage. It was hard because I was pushing like hell. I was pushing at my maximum like always.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m feeling good at this track and I can make small differences against my colleagues. But when you give everything and you see yourself in last position, it\u2019s really frustrating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThen in the sprint race it was quite difficult to manage. I got stuck behind Binder in the first [few] laps and I couldn\u2019t overtake him. I think my pace was a little bit better than his.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Rins has given a worrying assessment of his chances ahead of Sunday\u2019s Italian MotoGP at Mugello. 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