The Pons rider is believed to be on the radar of a number of top-notch teams in 2017, with the Tech 3 Yamaha roster – which has at least one vacancy following Bradley Smith’s decision to sign for KTM – particularly viewed as a likely target becomes .
It follows Rins’ outstanding rookie campaign in Moto2 last season, although the young Spaniard had a somewhat shaky start to his second intermediate class with eighth place in Qatar and fourth in Argentina.
“It doesn’t mean MotoGP is applying pressure,” Rins told Motorsport.com. “For me it is a motivation that large and important teams take care of you.”
When asked if there was any contact from Tech 3, he added, “This is only the second race and it’s too early to discuss things like this.
“If there was any approach, you would contact my manager and he will decide when to tell me.”
Moto2 crown makes little difference
While Rins says winning the Moto2 title is his main goal this year, he doesn’t think he can do it, which directly affects his chances of advancing to MotoGP 2017.
“It is true that coming to MotoGP with a championship is very important, but in the end I think a championship doesn’t decide anything,” he said.
“The most important thing is to try to have a good season and later, with all the effort we’ve put into the season and depending on the results, the championship will come or not in the end.”
“One of my goals is to win the championship, but we have to take it step by step and do things right,” he added.
Interview by Federico Faturos