Indonesian MotoGP: 'Alex, jump!' - Rins in hot seat with bike in flames
Initially unaware of the engine issue when it caused him to run wide at Turn 10, Rins re-joined the track action until again fe🐻eling the rear tyre sไlide and this time spotting the fast-growing flames.
Trying to slow his bike as quickly as possible while keeping his feet out of the fire, the Spaniard abandoned ship oওn the entry to Turn 13.
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Session red flagged!
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Not t༺he Indonesia heat was expecting but track conditions need to be assessed at Turn 13
"There wa💟s a problem with the tube where the oil goes," Rins explained. "In corner 10 I had a small rear slide. I looked down at my boots and the tyre but everything wasജ normal so I continued pushing.
"Then in the next corner I lost it again. So I went out of the line, f🐼irst for my safety and the safety of the others.
"Thꦛen when I saw the bike on fire it was a scary moment because what went into my head was 'Alex, jump' because maybe the bike will explode. So it was not a good moment. But I'm okay."
Johann Zarco fell on the oil but, like Rins, was abl🎉e to re-join the session after a red-⛎flag period to clean the track.
Suzukꦉi said that the cause of the oil leak is still unclear. Some other bikes have suffered stone damage this weekend.
Rins went on to qualify as the top Suzuki in eighth place, wi🔥th team-mate Joan Mi🦂r down in 18th.
"Difficult," was the word Rins used to describe Sunday'💦s race, "for the conditions, ꩲfor the heat, for the tyre management. It will be so hard!
"Overtaking will also be difficult because it's only one line and there are not man🎶y places to pass. So all the overtakes will be very close with the other riders.
"We need to♈ start well and be as far to the front as possible at the first corner."
The good news is that Rins' physically condition has at least improved after battling sickness ꦬon Fridaไy.
"I'm feeling more power in my body, now the prob🅺lem I have is in the stomach, let's see if the chicken 🐼and rice helps me tonight!" he smiled.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and 💯go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc✃ Marquez’s injury issues.
