Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is now a MotoGP™ race winner after an incredible performance under pressure at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, able to escape the clutches of nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) to secure victory by just under half a second.

It seems to be my turn to have touched an exposed JC Wilcox nerve again, I observe. Now, what follows situates the tone of my missive as a response to his usual self-important guff.