One of the new additions to the final grand prix of 2023 will be Álex Rins. The rider, who has missed the last four rounds of the MotoGP world championship, announced on his Instagram profile that he will be taking over the controls of the LCR Honda at the Cheste track.

‘Let’s go to the final race together. See you all in Valencia!’, he wrote on social media.

The spaniard has been recovering from double surgery – a hernia and compartment syndrome in his right leg – and during this period of absence he was replaced by Iker Lecuona.

Despite missing the last few races, the spaniard has 54 points and is in 18th place in the MotoGP standings.

Next season, Alex will take over the reins at Yamaha.

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Iker Lecuona has been chosen by LCR Honda to replace the injured Álex Rins in the upcoming Malaysian and Qatar GPs – the next two rounds of the MotoGP World Championship.

Rins had to withdraw from the Australian and Thai GPs due to intense pain and underwent another surgery due to complications related to injuries he sustained on one of his legs in June of the previous year. The surgery was successful, but the rider is currently in the recovery phase.

With the Superbike World Championship season concluded, Lecuona was selected by LCR Honda as a substitute. The Spanish rider has already participated in five rounds in this capacity, with 16th place finishes in Jerez and Catalonia being his best results

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Álex Rins has undergone surgery again on his right leg, but there is still no date for his return to the track. The rider withdrew from the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix before Saturday, also missing the race in Thailand.

In a press release, LCR Honda has announced that their rider was successfully operated on last Thursday at the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid. Doctors removed the hernia and corrected the compartment syndrome in his right leg.

Following the surgery, Rins has already returned home, where his recovery will take place. The next few days will be crucial in deciding the next steps in the process, and there is no defined date for his return to competition.

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Álex Rins will not compete at the Thai MotoGP. The rider had already withdrawn prematurely from the Australian GP last weekend and is not fit for Buriram. However, he will not be replaced by LCR Honda.

According to the team, the Spanish rider immediately traveled to Madrid, where medical examinations on his right leg revealed a small hernia around the fibula that is still healing. This may have been the cause of the pain he was experiencing. On Thursday, Rins will undergo a minor surgery to improve the healing process.

So far, Iker Lecuona and Stefan Bradl have replaced the injured riders at LCR Honda and Repsol Honda in 2023. However, both are unavailable for Thailand, and due to the lack of time, LCR Honda has decided not to replace Rins in Buriram.

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Álex Rins competed in the MotoGP Indonesian GP and was in action in Australia on Friday, but the pain caused by loose screws in his injured leg led to his premature withdrawal. The Thai GP is already next weekend, and the rider is uncertain.

This also poses some troubles for LCR Honda. The team will have to find a substitute for Rins in the coming days when two of those who occasionally filled in for him are unavailable: Iker Lecuona has the World Superbike round in Jerez, and Stefan Bradl told the site SPEEDWEEK.com that he’s testing at the same circuit and can’t go to Buriram.

So, if Rins is absent, there may be an even less regular rider in the Thai round. Last season, Tetsuta Nagashima acted as a substitute for the injured Takaaki Nakagami in Buriram, in addition to being a wildcard in Japan.

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Álex Rins finally returned to competition at the MotoGP Indonesian GP and achieved a strong result after more than four months of absence. He finished in ninth place, matching his second-best result of the year.

Speaking to the official website of the championship, the Spaniard from LCR Honda admitted he was physically drained: ‘I’m done, honestly. I’m super tired after this long and though race with really hot conditions. The track was a bit slippery, but after 13, 14 laps, I started to struggle a lot with the leg – because the anesthesia goes out and I started to change a little bit my riding style to don’t suffer that much’.

After the efforts in his rehabilitation over the last few months, Rins gives an even bigger importance to this result: ‘During the race I thought in all the hours we did at home – physiotherapist, gym, hours and hours watching MotoGP. And I think this race was the strenght that we put to finish the race. This, for us, is like a podium’.

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Several riders were sidelined due to injury for extended periods this season, including Enea Bastianini, Pol Espargaró, and Álex Rins, who attempted a comeback at the Japanese GP but was unfit to race.

The Spanish rider from LCR Honda was asked whether he would like a rule that allows riders who have been out due to injury for an extended period to have a private test to regain their form and assess their physical condition.

In his answer, Rins stated: ‘For sure now that I’m injured, for sure yes: I’m looking to be more prepared. But I don’t know. Maybe for the Japanese manufacturers, change this rule for the next year’.

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It won’t be at the Japanese GP that Álex Rins makes his return to MotoGP competition. The rider decided not to continue on the track in Motegi after Friday’s practice sessions.

According to LCR Honda, the pain rendered the rider unfit: ‘Álex Rins has been declared unfit due to the pain he’s felt today on the right leg while testing on track. We are proud of his efforts, thanks for trying Álex!’.

There are two weeks left until the Indonesian GP, which is now Rins’ next goal to return to competition – at a time when four months will have passed since the fractures he suffered in June at the Italian GP.

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Álex Rins will try to return to action at the MotoGP Japanese GP, after being away from the tracks for nearly four months due to fractures in his right leg. Despite being in Motegi, it is still uncertain whether he can race, as he will need to assess in the practice sessions whether the pain is manageable or not.

The Spaniard from LCR Honda commented with the press: ‘I’m feeling good, happy to be back, happy to be here. You know, it’s quite impressive because two days ago I was in Madrid in the hospital with the doctors talking, comparing the x-ray. And obviously there was a huge difference comparing one month with two days ago. So, we decided to continue the steps and the next one is to jump on a MotoGP bike’.

However, Rins stressed that if he is too much in pain, he will not be able to continue riding: ‘We don’t know if it will be painful or not, but I passed the medical exam. Let’s see tomorrow. The main target is to see if it’s painful or not. I have a lot of pain in the lateral of the fibula, so we need to see if it is super painful. I know it’s long way from home, it’s 16 hours on plane. But if it’s painful we need to stop and continue recovering. So, let’s see’.

Asked how much fit he feels, the #42 replied: ‘It’s difficult to say, because for example in home I can walk more or less normal – same as here. But when you are 300km/h it’s very different. When I tried last time in Aragon it was super painful in the changes of direction. It was so painful on the right corners. But for sure Aragon maybe was too aggressive: you have corner one, change direction, then two fast corners to the right. I don’t know; it was one month from that test, so let’s see’.

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Álex Rins’ absence may be coming to an end. The LCR Honda rider suffered injuries last June at the Italian GP and has been unable to compete since then. However, he will try to race at this weekend’s Japanese GP.

The SPEEDWEEK.com website reports that yesterday the Spaniard underwent a successful medical examination. Rins is already on his way to Motegi and is listed to attend to one of the pre-race press conferences.

To be able to compete in the Japanese GP, Rins will need to receive clearance from doctors in the usual Thursday examinations. If he does not get the «green light», Stefan Bradl is on standby to take his place in the LCR Honda team once again.

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