VOLUME 59 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 18, 2022 P75
RINS' REDEMPTION
For long periods of this season, it
appeared Suzuki's time in MotoGP
would end on a bland note. But Alex
Rins' inspired ride finally gave the
project something to cheer, after a
miserable run followed the devas-
tating news that broke in May, that
the concern would exit the class
next year. "It was not easy for us as
a team to know that the team you
are is not continuing anymore on
the championship," said Rins after
his breathless win. "We had not-so-
good races, also I was involved in
some crashes with another rider in
Montmelo, so I broke my hand. But
the key was, don't give up. We never
threw in the towel. "We deserve this
victory. This one is for all the team,
for the ones that they get some con-
tracts for the next year and the ones
that they didn't. This one is for them."
ALEIX UNDONE BY
ELECTRONICS
Aleix Espargaro confidently stated
he would be one name in the midst
of the victory fight. But his Aprilia
was instead blunt in the clos-
ing exchanges as he faded to a
costly ninth, which all but ended his
championship hopes. The Catalan
claimed he and his team aren't at
the level to compete for the biggest
prize, mainly as he felt his electron-
ics setting was much too conserva-
tive, which hindered his speed late
on. "I had no acceleration, the bike
was stopping, cutting a lot of power
for some reason. We knew the tire
would drop, but if you analyze the
pace of everybody at the end—the
race at the beginning was quite
slow. But then on the last part, I
mean they dropped half second,
Briefly...
Marquez reached a
career milestone when he
landed on the podium for
the 100th time.
Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar)
who took the emotional win,
fought at the front throughout
and then fended off Marquez
(Repsol Honda Team) on the
final lap. Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo
Team), meanwhile, took third,
and with it a fair margin of the
championship lead as some seri-
ous drama unfolded behind.
The first saw former points
leader Quartararo (Monster
Energy Yamaha MotoGP) run on
and face a fight back from out-
side the top 20, and his drama
wouldn't end there, but the next
was for home hero Jack Miller
(Ducati Lenovo Team).
Alex Marquez (LCR Honda
Castrol) overcooked it and con-
tacted the Australian, sending
both down after both had made
stellar starts. With that Miller is
