It is now official that Alex Rins will join the Honda LCR team on a two-year contract.
Rins signed a deal with LCR, that included the signature of Honda Racing Corporation, which has agreed to provide the latest factory machinery for Rins’ use.
Rins is 26 years old, and has extensive GP racing experience. He has 15 GP wins, including three in the MotoGP category. He also has 55 podiums, including 15 in MotoGP.
Rins is known for his bike development skills, and the quality of the feedback he gives to mechanics and engineers. Although Honda introduced a new MotoGP bike this year, it has struggled to find any sort of success with it, and development skills will be extremely important to Honda moving forward.
Although not officially announced at this point, it is expected that Joan Mir will join Marc Marquez at the factory Repsol Honda team next year. Marquez is recovering from his fourth surgery on his right arm, and expects to compete next year. Early reports on Marquez indicate his post-surgery recovery is going according to plan.
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