The tough time Alex Rins is going through since signing with Yamaha - coupled with MotoGP teams rushing to lock in riders from 2027 - means the Spaniard can’t afford to wait for the V4 engine to deliver him tools to perform.
Rins tries to maintain an ever-present smile in front of the media, though for the past two years it must be far harder to keep it up, as that stretch roughly coincides with his stint in Yamaha colours - a move made in good faith.
