Rins admitted that he cried when he learned of Suzuki’s departure: "it was a shock"

Aex Rins (Suzuki) admitted at Le Mans that he cried when he told Jerez that his manufacturer, Suzuki, would be leaving the competition at the end of the season, because he had given “everything for the team since 2017” and the news “It’s shocking.”

“Livio (Suppo, team manager) and Sahara (Shinichi, project leader) took me to the office and told me about it; it was so hard, I’m crying, because I’ve given everything for this team since 2017 to build a winning bike, which He gave to the whole team in full and it was a shock for everyone, ”he said.

“It’s not easy, although in the end I think I can find something for next year, but it’s a little more difficult for them and they’re like family to me. We have to try to finish the season in the best way since it is my Last weekend with Suzuki at Le Mans and you have to try to enjoy it, because next year I will be going here with another bike, ”Alex Rins said of the GP over the weekend.

“Whether I understand it or not, it doesn’t matter, now that we’re fighting for the World Championship, we’re first in the team classification and it’s very hard to understand, but it was a decision made from above at Suzuki, and it was what it is, ”he said.

Rins confirmed that there was not any conversation with Japan. “And it’s a very strange thing, because the president of the company, ‘Toshiro san’, is very friendly with me, he sent me a video when my son was born … I didn’t receive anything, only Livio and I was told mine is Sahara. “

“We have a bike that is the best we have at Suzuki, so we will try to show them that they made the wrong decision, even if it came very quickly and if they had told me at the beginning of the year, we would not have started negotiating. with Suzuki ”, Rins acknowledged, stressing that“ starting well makes things difficult, but the decision is what it is and you have to respect it ”.

The ‘mercato’ in the air

Regarding his situation for the future, he said that “clearly the rider market has changed. Joan and I are left behind, and we need to go somewhere; I don’t want anything bad for another rider, or for a team. who got off someone from his bike to ride with me … But it was the only way and it was very difficult for them to make a decision. As a rider, I have to continue what I do every weekend, “he said. niya.

Right now on the table he has “nothing but the phone,” he said. “My representative will take care of it, he has a job for the next few weeks, and that’s it,” he stressed about his situation for the future Rins.

“We have two paths: to fall and assume all the time we don’t have a bike for next year, or to succeed, to keep pushing, to keep our heads up, with the team. More united than ever And the truth is that looking at the mechanics, it is this last one that they took, and it is the one that I will take, because though they will have nothing next year, they are more motivated. Than before and we will show it to Suzuki that they made a mistake in the decision they made ”, Alex Rins repeated, knowing that the attitude of them all, of the team, will not change anything.

“We have the possibility -to win the world championship- and the truth is it’s great for us to go to the Valencia gala to pick up the drivers or team title and see the poor Japanese there collecting it … I won’t change of whatever, the decision was taken and this is what it is, but if you tell me if I will continue with Suzuki whether they change their mind or not … Wow, I don’t know. “, Rins admitted sincerely- heart.

“Whether they’ll bring new things or not, you never know. I have confidence and I’m surrounded by a group of people who, even if it happened, believed me. I have the same confidence. And the people around me, even if it happens, it shows me every day that they are the same ”, Rins insisted.

“The budget is closed this year. And at least that’s what they told me. Honestly, true or not, I take it to believe and as I said before, we can either collapse or continue to grow and continue fighting for the championship.They said that for Montmeló they will bring a new aerodynamic package that is already in production.What will they bring or not? I don’t know.As a driver, I have to believe it.And I can’t say this to look good , honestly. I believe and I have a very good relationship with my team, with Livio and Sahara, and I believe it. I rarely see Japanese crying, and when the news came out they were there, they were on the ground “, he pointed out. by Rins about the situation they have to live with until the end of the season.