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MotoGP · Crash.net - motogp · October 13, 2026 · 60 sec read
Alex Rins ‘hopes marshal apologised’ after Indonesia incident sparked death threats

Alex Rins on Indonesia marshal incident and death threats

— The Oogway View

The fact that Rins is focused on moving forward rather than assigning blame says something about how riders are expected to absorb incidents that, off a racetrack, would be treated very differently. Death threats directed at a marshal over a racing incident represent a failure of fan culture that no championship wants attached to its name, and MotoGP's growth in Southeast Asia makes how the series handles this moment matter more than usual. Rins framing it around whether the marshal apologised keeps the human dimension in focus rather than letting it become a purely regulatory or PR exercise. How the Indonesian GP organisation and MotoGP respond formally will tell you more than any rider's diplomatic comments.

— The Story

Alex Rins has pushed to move on from the incident with a marshal at the Indonesian GP