Alex Rins says he’s pleased with the progress he made on the Yamaha MotoGP bike in 2024 however admits additional steps can’t come from copying Fabio Quartararo’s set-up.
The six-time grand prix winner stepped from Honda to Yamaha for the 2024 season, marking his third completely different producer in as a few years having additionally raced with Suzuki in 2022.
An injury-hit season hindered Rins’ first yr on the M1, however in direction of the top of the marketing campaign he started to make progress, with a finest results of eighth coming on the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Reflecting on his first season with Yamaha, Rins feels being paired with 2021 world champion Quartararo has been good for each riders.
He additionally appears like his recommendation about bike growth has been heeded, however notes that his subsequent steps on the M1 can’t come from copying Quartararo’s settings as a result of “I’m not quick” when he does.
“In the long run, the advantage of having Fabio – for me, and I feel it’s the identical with him – is that we push one another,” he mentioned.
“Once I’m quicker than him, he tries to offer slightly bit extra to be quicker than me.
“When he’s quicker than me, I’m making an attempt to offer slightly bit extra to be quicker than him.
“The true distinction between him and me is the bike. We’re two proficient riders. He’s in Yamaha since 2019, so this bike is for him.
“I must do my very own bike proper now. This yr it was slightly bit exhausting to do that as a result of as Yamaha is aware of I used to be coming from one other crew and it takes extra instances.
“However I’m joyful as a result of I gave my viewpoint and so they have been listening to me.
“It’s clear that we can’t use the identical set-up. When I attempt to use his set-up I’m not quick. We now have two completely different driving types.
“So, it simply takes time for me and my crew to know.
“And when your bike will not be at 100% in comparison with the opposite ones, that is much more tough. So, I’m pleased with my development and I feel Yamaha is simply too.”
Whereas outcomes could have been missing in 2024 for Rins, he says the yr was “all the time particular”.
“Not simple, however all the time particular since you look again, you look on the development and the way the season was, from the primary race, for the primary time I jumped on the Yamaha,” he added.
“And for certain it was a season with many ups and downs.
“If I must say if I’m joyful or not with my development, with my work that I did in Yamaha, I’m fairly joyful as a result of I used to be capable of enhance the bike.
“I used to be capable of carry my expertise, they heard me and we’re working collectively in a great way.
“The development and the difference on the bike was fairly good, fairly quick.
“Then in the course of the season I used to be struggling as a result of I used to be injured in Assen.
“After which this one takes away some confidence. It took me some races to remain on my full degree. However I’m so joyful for the way I improved the bike.”
