{"id":1899677,"date":"2026-04-23T14:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899677"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:53:49","slug":"alex-rins-confirms-yamaha-motogp-departure-its-made-me-feel-pretty-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899677","title":{"rendered":"Alex Rins confirms Yamaha MotoGP departure: \u201cIt\u2019s made me feel pretty bad\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Alex Rins confirms Yamaha MotoGP departure: \u201cIt\u2019s made me feel pretty bad\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Alex Rins has opened up on finding out he has lost his Yamaha MotoGP ride<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T16:06:21+00:00\">Updated: 23 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Alex Rins, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2025 Czech MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Six-time MotoGP race winner Alex Rins has confirmed he has lost his place at Yamaha\u2019s factory team for 2027, amid reports that Ai Ogura will replace him.<\/p>\n<p>Bombshell reports emerged during the break between the US and this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix that Yamaha has signed Ai Ogura for next season.<\/p>\n<p>With Jorge Martin set to join him as Fabio Quartararo\u2019s replacement, the reports all but spelt the end of Alex Rins\u2019 tenure with the Japanese brand.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Rins confirmed this, revealing he was told during a phone call with team boss Massimo Meregalli that another rider had been signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEleven days ago, I called Massimo Meregalli, just a normal call,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have a really good relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I called him, I asked him straight way, do you have any update?<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-49ab3f530c67f35132a7a0184aeeac6dc1ed98048fdeb102f8ff0c49ce70ba31\">  Fabio Quartararo: \u201cGood memories\u201d at Jerez, but how will the V4 perform?   Yamaha fields fifth MotoGP bike at Jerez <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd he didn\u2019t say anything. So I said, \u2018Maio?\u2019 He told me he shouldn\u2019t say anything but he would tell me because he has a good relationship with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u2018don\u2019t say anything now, but we have signed the second rider.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogura wouldn\u2019t comment on the reports when pressed by the media on Thursday at Jerez.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-52c60deb65dd5ec5ecea3f4d53a17bac9f2a184b4eb6b74a07236875a054df1f\">  Alex Rins reveals ongoing injury struggles from serious 2023 MotoGP crash   MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThese have been some tough years\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rins joined Yamaha in 2024, following an injury-hit season with LCR Honda that still saw him chalk up his sixth MotoGP victory.<\/p>\n<p>He has struggled since jumping on the M1, but had hoped to the new V4 project would be something he could build himself back up around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow am I going to feel about Ogura signing with Yamaha?,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s made me feel pretty bad, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was comfortable at LCR. I had the option to come to Yamaha, and I thought I\u2019d have more opportunities, but it hasn\u2019t quite turned out that way,\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese have been some tough years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a hard time adapting to the inline-four engine, and we bet big on the V4 engine, to be able to build a bike that was a bit more suited to my style, and to take it all the way to the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s not going to happe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rins\u2019 options to stay on the grid beyond this season are slim, with few spaces left on a market that is in a state of limbo right now while the manufacturers agree a new commercial deal with the championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut in 2017 with Suzuki, winning five times for the brand, including its final race before pulling out at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" 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MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Alex Rins has opened up on finding out he has lost his Yamaha MotoGP ride<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Six-time MotoGP race winner Alex Rins has confirmed he has lost his place at Yamaha\u2019s factory team for 2027, amid reports that Ai Ogura will replace him.<\/p>\n<p>Bombshell reports emerged during the break between the US and this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix that Yamaha has signed Ai Ogura for next season.<\/p>\n<p>With Jorge Martin set to join him as Fabio Quartararo\u2019s replacement, the reports all but spelt the end of Alex Rins\u2019 tenure with the Japanese brand.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Rins confirmed this, revealing he was told during a phone call with team boss Massimo Meregalli that another rider had been signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEleven days ago, I called Massimo Meregalli, just a normal call,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have a really good relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I called him, I asked him straight way, do you have any update?<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-49ab3f530c67f35132a7a0184aeeac6dc1ed98048fdeb102f8ff0c49ce70ba31\"> 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Yamaha fields fifth MotoGP bike at Jerez <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd he didn\u2019t say anything. So I said, \u2018Maio?\u2019 He told me he shouldn\u2019t say anything but he would tell me because he has a good relationship with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u2018don\u2019t say anything now, but we have signed the second rider.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogura wouldn\u2019t comment on the reports when pressed by the media on Thursday at Jerez.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-52c60deb65dd5ec5ecea3f4d53a17bac9f2a184b4eb6b74a07236875a054df1f\">  Alex Rins reveals ongoing injury struggles from serious 2023 MotoGP crash   MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThese have been some tough years\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rins joined Yamaha in 2024, following an injury-hit season with LCR Honda that still saw him chalk up his sixth MotoGP victory.<\/p>\n<p>He has struggled since jumping on the M1, but had hoped to the new V4 project would be something he could build himself back up around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow am I going to feel about Ogura signing with Yamaha?,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s made me feel pretty bad, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was comfortable at LCR. I had the option to come to Yamaha, and I thought I\u2019d have more opportunities, but it hasn\u2019t quite turned out that way,\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese have been some tough years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a hard time adapting to the inline-four engine, and we bet big on the V4 engine, to be able to build a bike that was a bit more suited to my style, and to take it all the way to the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s not going to happe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rins\u2019 options to stay on the grid beyond this season are slim, with few spaces left on a market that is in a state of limbo right now while the manufacturers agree a new commercial deal with the championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut in 2017 with Suzuki, winning five times for the brand, including its final race before pulling out at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Six-time MotoGP race winner Alex Rins has confirmed he has lost his place at Yamaha\u2019s factory team for 2027, amid reports that Ai Ogura will replace him.<\/p>\n<p>Bombshell reports emerged during the break between the US and this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix that Yamaha has signed Ai Ogura for next season.<\/p>\n<p>With Jorge Martin set to join him as Fabio Quartararo\u2019s replacement, the reports all but spelt the end of Alex Rins\u2019 tenure with the Japanese brand.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Rins confirmed this, revealing he was told during a phone call with team boss Massimo Meregalli that another rider had been signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEleven days ago, I called Massimo Meregalli, just a normal call,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have a really good relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I called him, I asked him straight way, do you have any update?<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-49ab3f530c67f35132a7a0184aeeac6dc1ed98048fdeb102f8ff0c49ce70ba31\">  Fabio Quartararo: \u201cGood memories\u201d at Jerez, but how will the V4 perform?   Yamaha fields fifth MotoGP bike at Jerez <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd he didn\u2019t say anything. So I said, \u2018Maio?\u2019 He told me he shouldn\u2019t say anything but he would tell me because he has a good relationship with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u2018don\u2019t say anything now, but we have signed the second rider.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogura wouldn\u2019t comment on the reports when pressed by the media on Thursday at Jerez.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-52c60deb65dd5ec5ecea3f4d53a17bac9f2a184b4eb6b74a07236875a054df1f\">  Alex Rins reveals ongoing injury struggles from serious 2023 MotoGP crash   MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThese have been some tough years\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rins joined Yamaha in 2024, following an injury-hit season with LCR Honda that still saw him chalk up his sixth MotoGP victory.<\/p>\n<p>He has struggled since jumping on the M1, but had hoped to the new V4 project would be something he could build himself back up around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow am I going to feel about Ogura signing with Yamaha?,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s made me feel pretty bad, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was comfortable at LCR. I had the option to come to Yamaha, and I thought I\u2019d have more opportunities, but it hasn\u2019t quite turned out that way,\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese have been some tough years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a hard time adapting to the inline-four engine, and we bet big on the V4 engine, to be able to build a bike that was a bit more suited to my style, and to take it all the way to the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s not going to happe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rins\u2019 options to stay on the grid beyond this season are slim, with few spaces left on a market that is in a state of limbo right now while the manufacturers agree a new commercial deal with the championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut in 2017 with Suzuki, winning five times for the brand, including its final race before pulling out at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1093322\/1\/alex-rins-confirms-yamaha-motogp-departure-its-made-me-feel-pretty-bad&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-08\/gng_1249657_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Alex Rins confirms Yamaha MotoGP departure: \u201cIt\u2019s made me feel pretty bad\u201d Alex Rins has opened up on finding out he has lost his Yamaha MotoGP ride Lewis Duncan Updated: 23 Apr 2026 Share Alex Rins, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2025 Czech MotoGP \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose Add as a preferred source Six-time MotoGP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-1899677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1899677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}