While Marquez quit Honda a year before his contract was due to end in a blaze of publicity, Rins had🌜 already confirmed his intention to leave at the end of 2023.

Rins has joined Yamaha this year but rejects the notion that he walked out ♛of Honda.

He compared his and 𝔉Marquez’s exits to : “They🐟 are different cases. 

“In Mar෴c's case I don't know. I can't speak because I wasn't in his situation. 

“In my case I had a 1+1 contract, but Yamaha arriveꦿd and offered me an interesting offer to race witཧh the official team. 

“There was a 𓂃lot of commotion about Marc, it is logical. 

“But I repeat that in my case conti𝓡nu𝓰ity was optional, I did not rescind.”

Rins♔ joined LCR Honda a year ago after Suzuki’s exit from MotoGP.

He was with Honda for just half-ꦺa-year before confirming his intention to depart for Yamaha.

But during that time he won last year’s grand prix in Austin, becoming the first Honda rider aside from Marquez  to win a MotoGP race since 2018.

But Rins then broke his leg at Mugello, an injury which ruined ♍the res𝔉t of his season.

After victory in Texas🌃 he completed just one more grand prix, and completed only four in tot𓆉al.

But hav🙈ing jumped on a Yamaha at the postseason test, Rins offered a fitness update: “I am fine, with very good feelings. 

“We must not forget that the injury was not a normal break, the tibia was vဣery damaged, splintered...𒈔 

“But finally I am getting better every day, feeling good as I told you ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand very confident to grow every day on th✱is new bike.”

He said about joining Yamaha this year: “Riding a MotoGP is usually alwa♐ys the same, you can only change the power, the speed... 

🌌“With Fabio Quartararo by my side it will be very interesting. 

♔“He is a very fast rider and we will make a very strong team💦. 

“I think it is important to have a team 𓃲that trusts you and a💎 winning teammate.

“I change teams and that means workiไng with new people,🐠 although I took a telemeter that I had at Suzuki to Yamaha. 

“I wanted to have c✤lose, trusted people to continue fighting at the elite level. 

“I am very comfortable and I hope to do baꦬttle in the championship♓.

“I think that to improve the bike, being with Fabio is easier to go forward, since the bi♓ke is designed for him.

“We want to go hand in hand in aerodynamics to gꦡo very fast and be very high up. 

“You will surely see a Yamaha that competes.”

Rins and Quartararo are the only two Yamaha riders this year. Yamaha are the only manufacturer to 🎶enter just two riders, compared to Ducati’s eight.

Rins said about Ducati’s numerical superiority: “They have participated in many races wౠith several bikes in front. 

“It is true that they have tꦕhe ability to have eight competitive motorcycles on the track. 

“They develop a very fast motorcycle because they have more riders riding them than the rest, but at Yama♐ha we can also fight to win races and it will surel♔y look different next year.”

His ex-Honda stablemate Mar🌱quez is the biggest move of the winter, and is tipped for fight for the title with Gresini Ducati.

“Why not,” Rins said. “It has been shown that you can be a champion with a satellite.&nbsꦦp;

“The Duca🎀tis are very strong. Ducati is the most balanced motorcycle, I wouldn't be surprised if he won the championship. 

“We have already seen howಌ well his brother Alex has done with that machine.”