“With five laps to go I saw him spinning up the hill, spinning up the front straight. And I knew, I could see it getting worse and worse and I was catching him up on the straights, so I just waited and bided my time. I tried to get past him at Turn 1 and typical Alex Rins, you know I raced with him a few times this year and I’ve raced with him for pretty much my whole Grand Prix career and I know he can always make it turn really good in those long corners like Turn 1. Even when I tried to make the move on him there I tried to brake early, hold that curb and just block him out but he found a way to come back under me and I had to stand her up, reset and find a different style of corner because I knew when I got passed him I’d be able to gap him.”

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