It was the best of years, it was the worst of years for MotoGP rider Alex Rins. Number 42 started the 2022 season with three top-five finishes (including one podium finish) in the first four races. Sadly, Rins’ form unraveled shortly after Suzuki announced its intent to cease its MotoGP operations following the 2022 season.
Adding injury to insult, the Spanish rider suffered a fractured left wrist at the Catalan Grand Prix, which kept him from competing in the German GP two weeks later. Back on track at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Suzuki man reeled off five consecutive top-10 finishes. Fortune caught back up with Rins at the Japanese GP, though, where a mechanical error forced the rider to bow out at Suzuki’s final home round.
