Rins joins Yamaha MotoGP team as Morbidelli replacement

Alex Rins will depart LCR Honda to join Yamaha's factory MotoGP team next year, replacing Franco Morbidelli:

Yamaha announced it would be parting ways with MorbidelliMorbidelli has been a Yamaha-backed rider since 2019 and was runner-up in the championship the following year, but has struggled for form since stepping up to the factory squad midway through 2021.

Wednesday’s announcement has paved the way for this, with Rins expressing at various points this year his frustrations at a lack of support from Honda upon his switch from Suzuki at the end of 2022. But since that point, Rins hasn’t received any added backing from Honda, which includes never testing the Kalex chassis the factory squad first raced at the French GP.Rins had intended to remain with Honda and even sought to potentially step up to the factory squad over the coming years.

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