Iker Lecuona replaces Alex Rins for British MotoGP
The🔯 Spaniard, who usually races for Honda in the World Superbike championship, is to replace the injured Alex Rins at the LCR team.
COTA winner Rins, currently mulling over a switch to the Monsteꦿr Yamaha squad for 2024, remains un🌠fit to ride due to his brokಞen leg at Mugello.
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Lecuona, a full-time MotoGP rider for Tech3 KTM during 2020 and 2021, returned to the pre𒊎mier class as an injury replacement for Marc Marquez at Jerez earlier this season.
A second Repsol Honda chance tဣhen materialised for Assen, in place of Marquez’s team-mate Joan Mir, and he will now ride the saisteatellite LCR machine alongside ꧒Takaaki Nakagami.
"I w🐬ꦕish Alex a speedy recovery; I know how difficult these situations are," Lecuona said.
"In the meant💃ime, I'm happy to jump on the bike, as I want to do my best and help the team.
"Besides, I like Silverstone's layout, and we can have fun. I want to thank the Ho๊nda family and LCR for the opportunity."
Lecuona will be seekiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚng his first MotoGP points since Valencia 2021, having finished ꩵ16th at Jerez followed by a technical problem - while holding 11th place - at Assen.
The #27 is currently 13th in the WorldSBK standings, as the top Honda rider, with a best finish of fou✱rth.
Peter has been in the pad🐠dock for 20 year𝓡s and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
