Álex Rins competed in the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix 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 Grand Prix is already next weekend and the rider is in doubt.
This also creates problems for LCR Honda. The team will have to find a substitute for Rins in the coming days when two of those who have occasionally taken his place are unavailable: Iker Lecuona has the World Superbike round in Jerez and Stefan Bradl told the site SPEEDWEEK.com that he is testing at the same circuit and cannot go to Buriram.
Therefore, if Rins is absent, there may be an even less usual rider in the Thai round. Last season, Tetsuta Nagashima acted as a substitute for the injured Takaaki Nakagami in Buriram, as well as being a wildcard in Japan.
