Suzuki’s Alex Rins says he now feels like a real MotoGP rider following the second pre-season test at Phillip Island, after the Spaniard finished in the top six. The Moto2 graduate, who injured his back in a crash in Valencia last November, got off to a slow start at Sepang, where he was 12th fastest and some way off the pace of teammate Andrea Iannone. But the situation was reversed this week in Australia, where Rins ended up sixth on the final day, just over half a second shy of pacesetter Maverick Vinales on the Yamaha, despite suffering a crash at Turn 2. On Thursday, the Spaniard also tried out Suzuki's new 'winglet fairing' for the first time, and did further running with the new...
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