While Marquez quit Honda a year before his contract was due to end in a blaze of publicity, Rins had already c𝓡onfirmed his intention to leave at the end of 2023.

Rins has joined Yamaha this year ꦗbut rejects the notion that he walked out of Ho🎃nda.

He compared his and Marquez’s exits to : “Th𒀰ey are different cases. 

“In Marc's case I don'🎐t know. I can't speak because I wasn't in his situation. 

“In my case I had a 1+1 contract, but Yamaha arrived and offered me an interesting offer to rac🗹e with the official team. 

“There was a lot of commotion about Marc, it ꦛis ♍logical. 

“But I repeat that in my case continuity was optional, I did not rescin🐻d.”

Rins 🍰joined LCR Honda ๊a year ago after Suzuki’s exit from MotoGP.

He was with Honda for just half-a-year befor🃏e confirming his intention🍎 to depart for Yamaha.

But during that time he won last year’s grand prix in Austin, becoming the first Honda rider aside from Marquez  to win a MotoGP race since 2018.

But Rins then brok🉐e his leg at Mugello, an injury which ruined the rest of his season.

After victory in Texas he compl🧜eted just one more grand prix, and completed only four in total.

But having jumped on a Y꧟amaha at the postseason t𒉰est, Rins offered a fitness update: “I am fine, with very good feelings. 

“We must not forget that the injury was not a normal break, the tibiaಌ was very damaged, splintered... 

“But finally I am getting better every day, feeဣling good as I told you and very confident to grow every day on this new bike.”

He said abou🎐t joining Yamaha this year: “Riding a MotoGP is usually always the same, you can only change th⛄e power, the speed... 

“With Fabio Quartararo by my side it will💛 be very interestin♐g. 

“He is a very fast rider and we will make a very strong team.&n🎃bsp;

“I think it is important to have a team that trusts you and a winning teamma𒅌te.

“I change teams and that means working with new people, although I took a꧂ telemeter that I had at Suzuki to Yamaha. 

ജ“I wanted to have close, trusted people to continue fighting at the elite level. 

“I am very comfortable and I hope to do battle in the champi💛onship.

“I think that to improve t🤡he bike, being with Fabio is easier to go forward, since thꦜe bike is designed for him.

“We want to go hand in hand in aerodynamics to go very fast and be𝓡 very high up. 

“You will surely see a Yamaha that competes.”

Rins and Quartararo are the only two Yamaha riders this year. Yamaha are the o൲nly manufacturer to enter just🌠 two riders, compared to Ducati’s eight.

Rins said about Ducati’s numerical superiority: “They have participated in many races with several bike⛄s in front. 

“It💃 is true that they have the ability to have eight competitive motorcycles on the track. 

“They꧃ develop a ve𒅌ry fast motorcycle because they have more riders riding them than the rest, but at Yamaha we can also fight to win races and it will surely look different next year.”

His ex-Honda stabl🧸emate Marquez is the biggest mov🧸e of the winter, and is tipped for fight for the title with Gresini Ducati.

“Why not,” Rins said. “It has been shown that you can be a champion with a satꦦellite. 

“The Ducatis are very strong. Ducati is the most balanced motorcycle, I wouldn't be surprised 𝐆if he won the championship. 

“We have already seen how well his brother Alex has done with tha🐼t machine.”