Luckless Mandalika Sprint for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"The start was pretty strange: I had a slip of the clutch, then I touched with Bastianini, and I was completely last. I just tried to recover and tried to do my best, but I'm not having the best feeling on the bike all weekend. I can't ride like I usually do. ...

The 13-lap Sprint at the Mandalika International Circuit was a rough battlefield in the opening laps. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Álex Rins and Fabio Quartararo both fell back early on. But with the Indonesian fans having travelled to the Mandalika track in full force to support them, the teammates were determined to at least put on a good show. Rins went on to salvage 13th place while Quartararo's hard work was left unrewarded due to an unlucky crash on the last lap. Following a post-Sprint 8-second penalty for Luca Marini, Rins moved up to 12th in the revised classifications.Rins had a good start from P4 ...

"It was unbelievable in qualifying. I'm honestly super happy, because it's been a long time since I felt like this on the bike. I'm feeling quite good. Already in Motegi we made a step forward, and at this track we have a mix of fast and slow corners. It's ...

"We had higher hopes for this Sprint. So far, Álex especially had a very positive weekend. He did a good job qualifying in P4, his best starting position of the season. However, in the Sprint, he was unlucky to be pushed wide by another rider on the opening ...