Using had-burned motorbike, Alex Rins records the fastest time on the first session of Moto GP Sepang

News24xx.com - The 12th MotoGP event in Sepang, Malaysia, was marked by the drama of burning vehicle of Alex Rins on Thursday, November 1st 2018. Luckily, the motorbike suffered only minor damage. The fire occured due to the fuel leakage, because the injector was not install properly. However, fire can be controlled quickly before causing severe damage.

 

At first it was doubtful, but Suzuki rider Alex Rins even convinced himself with the fastest time record in the second free practice (Free Practice 2 / FP2) at the Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, Friday, November 2nd 2018 afternoon. He recorded the fastest time of 1 minute 59.608 seconds.

 

He also managed to beat 2018 world champion holder Marc Marquez, with a distance of 0.093 seconds. The Spanish rider was finished on 1 minute 59.701 seconds.

 

Rins became the fastest at the close of the session on the first day of the Malaysian GP, ??using a motorbike that had a fire on Thursday, November, 1st 2018 morning. Indeed, the fires that did not become severe, because the response team to control them.

 

"My team did a very big job. Yesterday when the motorcycle was on fire, I was here behind the garage, and when I entered the garage, I saw everyone carrying water, I didn't know anything that time "  Rins said after the test. Quoting GridOto.com, Friday, November 2nd 2018.

 

"It's so lucky that I got the best time today, I did it that with the had-burned motorcycle,. It was so lucky" said Rins.

 

At first Rins was worried about his mechanic Marco (Rosa Gastaldo), when the motor was on fire. Thankfully Rins’s mechanic is fine, this is a very important thing. The motorbike did not experience major damage, and without changes to the main components needed.

 

"We changed the electronic cable, but the fairing, chassis and engine are same. In FP1 we used another motorbike, and in FP2 with this motorbike, because on the one that had burned, we had a slight difference in the electronic area, and that's good" said Rins.

 

 

 

 

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