German MotoGP: Rins snaps four race crash streak with points finish

Alex Rins snapped his barren run of four consecutive MotoGP race crashes with an 11th place result at the German GP.
Alex Rins, German MotoGP, 19 June 2021
Alex Rins, German MotoGP, 19 June 2021
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Alex Rins’ MotoGP return after missing th꧟e Catalunya Grand Prix w💟as a good one - all things considered, as he took 11th place. 

The points finish for Rins ha𒆙lted a four race streak of crashing which began at Portimao.🐓 

The Spaniard was running inside the top ten early on a♛nd looked to have good race♌ pace, however, when rain fell on lap five, it ‘took away all my feeling’. 

Speaking about his race, Rins added: "The ra𓃲ce for me was a little bit hard. A lot of, let's say, not moments, but different situations. First of all, I did a good start, I was trying to overtake some riders, and on the fourth lap, I was behind Binder and I was trying to overtake him, because I think I had a bit better pace than him. 

"But when the rain came, it took away all my feeli🔜ng, all my confidence, and then I was like, two or three laไps after the rain to recover this feeling. 

"So in the end, we fought a little bit with Pol Espargaro and Jorge Martin, and I was able to manage the pain of the ha𒐪nd a lit𝔍tle bit. 

"It was not easy, not an easy r♈ace, but we finished in eleventh position, so ready for Assen."

As has been the case for most of the season, Rins unqualified team-mate Joan Mir on Saꦺturday, but the 25 year-old said problems relating to his grid position and therefore prospects for the race started with yellow flags in Q2.&👍nbsp;

Rins said: "I did what I expected. The problems for us started yesterday. Yesterday I was feeling good to do a goo🐽d qualifying, I was feeling good to start on the second row, but we couldn't because of the yellow flags, because of the other riders, let's say like this. 

"When I was starting P11, I thought 𒆙OK, it will be hard, but let's see how the laps are passing, and when the others ꦛhave the drop of the tyre, let's see if we can recover more positions. 

"But the rain came, and I think maybe this was a problem, because five races that I crashed, five zeroes - not eꩵasy when the rain comes. We are humans, and I didn't have the feeling. So if we think about the grid position plus the rain, for sure it's what I expected."

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