Next up for Alex Rins is a trip to Portimao, ‘a ci𝕴rcuit I really like’, after a ♛strong points haul from the Qatar MotoGP double header. 

Rins came away from the t♑wo MotoGP races at Losail with a sixth and fourth place finish, as the season heads to Portugal for the first European round. 

While Rins did not manage to get a podium 🎃from either of the two races, the Spanish rider was in contention during both, ꦜonce again showing the Suzuki’s strong all around package. 

Qatar has predominantly been a happy hunting grou♕nd for Yamaha and Ducati which held true to form, with Suzuki yet to clinch a MotoGP win at the Doha venue. 

However, with both Rins and team-mate Joan Mir showing race winning pace at times, it should be a glimpse into what we can expect heading b🌞ack to Europe where they were so strong last season. 

While Rins was hoping for better than fourth and sixth, he remains satisfied saying: "I push all the preseason to get more points and to finish on the podi🐭um. 

"Buꦐt making a balance of the race, I think we go to Europe in a good position, fifth 🧸position and 23 points. 

"So let's keep pus🧸hing. First race I made a mistake to not put the launch control and I paid for it all of the race, and the last part o𒐪f the race. 

"This race I did it, and I got four positions in the first lap, so this is quite nice. So let's continue pushing, l♊et's continue working with Suzuki, they are doing a good job. 

"Let's see if they bring this rear device that we ne�༒�ed to get more speed on the straight. Let's keep pushing."

Rins once again had to recover from a less tꦍhan ideal qualifying of eighth place in Sunday’s race, but was soon challenging rookie pole sitter Jorge Martin for the race🌸 lead. 

And although Ri♍ns could not challenge eventual race winner Fabio Quartararo or the two Pramac Ducatis in the end, he did come out on top in the battle for fourth with Maverick Vinales on the final lap. 

Summ🐲ing up his race, Rins said: "My race was quite good, I was able to do a nice job and I managed 🔜the tyres well. 

"At one point I realised I couldn’t make a break away𓆏 at the front so I concentrated o𒈔n conserving the tyres and watching how the competitors were riding. 

"It was a tougওh race and this is the best resulꦜt I could get today, but I’m satisfied with fourth place, it’s my equal best finish at Qatar. 

"Now we’re focused on Portimão in a couple of weeks’ ti🐽me; it’s a circuit I really like!."

It was a crazy race two all round, as the action was hectic from lap one until the end. But one of the scar🌟iest moments of the race was Rins losing the front at turn nine. 

Th✨e Suzuki rider produced a brilliant save in one of the circuit’s fastest corners without l𒉰osing a position. 

Rins🅰 said: "It was super scary! The next two or three laps, I passed 2 meter𒊎s away from that line. 

"It was✤ one corner that I was abl✅e to do fast to recover the gap a little bit to the Ducati at the front. 

"And it was one moment that I pushed a lot with my body and I went on the white line and it was so scary inside the bike. I don't know about 🍌the outside, but inside it was scary."