MotoGP: LCR Honda Rider Alex Rins to Miss Silverstone GP, Iker Lecuona Likely to Replace Him

The British Grand Prix will not include Alex Rins. He broke his right leg at the Italian Grand Prix in June, and the five-week break in MotoGP will not be enough time for him to recover. The five-time MotoGP race winner had two surgeries after sustaining a broken tibia and fibula and will not be able to participate again until at least the Austrian GP in mid-August. Former Tech3 KTM racer and current Honda WSBK rider Lecuona have already been called upon to replace Honda's injured riders twice this season. After replacing Marc Marquez in the Spanish Grand Prix and finishing 16th, the young Spaniard returned to the factory Honda team to replace the injured Joan Mir in the Dutch Grand Prix, where he crashed out. In 2023, he will most likely make his third Honda MotoGP start with LCR on August 4-6 at Silverstone. 

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MotoGP British Grand Prix: Alex Rins and Honda

The LCR Honda racer crashed in the Italian MotoGP sprint race, injuring his leg. Despite the successful outcome of the procedure, recuperation will be a lengthy process. Alex Rins was hoping to make his comeback in the British MotoGP on August 6 at Silverstone. The severity of Rins' injury, though, has prolonged his absence from the play.

 

 

 

 

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Alex Rins, who signed with Honda for the 2023 MotoGP season, is reportedly considering making the switch to Yamaha because of Honda's treatment of him. After Suzuki's exit from MotoGP at the conclusion of the 2022 season, Rins joined the LCR Honda team, while his former Suzuki teammate Joan Mir joined the factory Honda outfit to ride alongside Marc Marquez. After breaking both his tibia and fibula, the LCR Honda rider has been recording his road to rehabilitation.

Rins has a direct contract with Honda till the end of 2024 even though he races for a satellite team. But if another team offered him a factory deal, he could get out of his contract early. 

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MotoGP: Honda's 2023 Season

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc has had a disappointing start to the season, prompting much speculation about his future in the sport. Despite claims to the contrary, his current deal with Honda does not expire until the end of 2024. 

Because Honda was so reliant on its top rider, Marquez's injury troubles had a devastating effect on the company's premier-class plan. Now that Marquez is feeling better than ever, the relative competitiveness of the Honda RC213V has become more of a problem, as the era's most famous rider is unable to push it to the front without putting himself in serious harm's way.

Some have hypothesised that Honda's recent slump is the result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and more specifically, how it affected the operations of the Japanese brands both at home and abroad, particularly in what is still evidently very much a European championship.

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