Rins may have broken Honda’s MotoGP win droughꦜt at COTA but the former Suzuki rider continued to be left down the pecking order for new parts and was😼 'looking lonely' at LCR.

As such, although Y🦹amaha is also struggling this season and yet to win a race, the chance to have the full support of a facto🙈ry will have made the decision ‘easy’.

Grand prix winner and Dorna’s pit lane reporter Simon Crafar told : “Yamahaಌ are not in the best situation either at the moment, but the way I see it, if Honda had made Alex feel like a factory rider even though he wa👍s in a satellite team it would have been a hard decision.

“But looking from the outside they haven’t done that. He’s looked lonely and close to… I would e𒐪ven venture to say ignored in that sa꧒tellite team. Even after his win. That’s my gut feeling.

“Then the decision is so easy if [another] manufജacturer comes to you and says, ‘Do you want to be our ༒factory rider?’ You’ve got to do it.

“Both manufacturersꦇ I t▨hink are going to improve next year," Crafar added.

"I think it’s an inspired move by [Yamaha Racing boss] Lin Jarvis. My only concern is that Alex has been through a lot with this injury and even before 🌞t🎀he injury he’s had a tough time.

“Yes, he had the win in Austin, but he’s basically otherwi🌳se gone th💙rough what Joan Mir has gone through.

“That’s not easy to come back from, plus the iꦺnjury, but he’s an absolute natural and he’llও be back on a bike similar to the Suzuki.

“I look forward to seeing what happens.”