The fallout from a dramatic Americas GP continues, and you can catch up on some of the biggest stories here!
Round 3 of the 2023 MotoGP™ World Championship certainly brought the drama as a Texas thriller unfolded at the Circuit of the Americas. Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) held his nerve to take a brilliant victory, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) completing the podium.
There were certainly no shorrtgae of hot topics from the weekend, and you can take a look at some of the biggest Talking Points from the weekend below!
“Thanks for the pressure”
Not only was Rins’ COTA win LCR’s first since Cal Crutchlow took the chequered flag first at the 2018 Argentina GP, but it also delivered a century of Grand Prix paddock podiums to Lucio Cecchinello’s charges.
“It was amazing, when I was in the LCR workshop this winter, Lucio put a video on in the museum and said we have 99 podiums in our team, and I said, ‘thanks for the pressure!’ We did it. I’m so happy for the win, and also happy about the weekend, a really good weekend”
“Light at the end of the tunnel”: LCR toast Rins & a century
“If I shave my head, she’ll change the locks”
Having taken a Tissot Sprint podium on Saturday, there were some head shaving shenanigans during the celebrations as Rins brought out the clippers on one of his mechanics. Naturally, after his Sunday win, it was double trouble for his team as two poor “volunteers” had their mops chopped. However, Rins himself wasn’t up to the challenge as he knew he’d have some serious questions to answer once he returned home.
“My fiancee, when I woke up this morning, I had a message saying if I shave my head, she’ll change the locks. We have our wedding in a couple of months and it’s a day to remember so better not!”
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