Ri🐻ns complained earlier this year, just months into his time 🐼at Honda, that he wasn’t being supported enough in terms of technical development.

He has now co🌸nfirmed that he will ride for Yamaha in 2024.

Lucio Cecchinello, the LCR team manager, reacted: "The truth is that Alex has a factory contract with HRC, but when you ride a factory bike in a satellite team everythi🥀ng takes longer. ꦗ;

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“The evolution is not the same, it'🃏s always ♏a bit slower. 

“He has shown that he has the talent and the ability to wi🎀n races.”

Cecchinello said about Rꦬins’ exit: "We knew that⛦ if Alex received an offer from a factory team this could happen.

“And now we are dedicating ourselves to evaluating the di⛄fferent options. 🧔;

“The market is wide and there are also some young talents in Moto2 to cons💫ider. After Austria൲, we will surely close the deal." 

LCR have been targeted by KTM, who want to increase their presence on the MotoGP grid fro🎀m their current four bikes by acquiring one of the existing satellite teams.

Cecchinello admitt❀ed to speaking to KTM boss Francesco Guidotti: "It was a very normal, friendly🍰 call. A private call between us. 

“He called me and told me that KTM were assessing their situ♌a🐟tion. 

“They have a lot of yo𓃲ung talents in their sights and they don't have enough pl🔥aces. 

“He told me they w🐲ere interested in increasing the number of KTM riders on the grid and that they knew we were in a more complicated situation. 

“I told him I appreciated the offer, but we have a contract wཧith Honda for 2024, in the future we will see. 

“I took🔯 it into consideration. But the conversation stopped 🗹there. We won't be with KTM in 2024."