Joan Mir was particularly unlucky this weekend, forced to abandon both races due to two different technical problems.
Luck was definitely not on his side. Joan Mir this weekend. While the Spanish driver had started the Portuguese Grand Prix on the right foot, going straight into Q2 and then qualifying in seventh position, technical problems ruined his two races.
In yesterday's sprint race, he first encountered a problem with his clutch right from the start, which dropped him to the bottom of the standings. Despite his attempts, He was forced to abandon the project after three laps.The technicians spent the rest of the day analyzing the incident, and Mir returned to the track this Sunday determined to conclude his GP with a good result.
However, his bad luck continued. After a good start to the main race, where he was seventh after the first lap, he again noticed something was wrong with his machine. He plummeted down the order, finding himself in last place, and retired again on the third lap. Despite his initial anger, the #36 rider calmed the tension of the race and ultimately accepted that these things happen, though he didn't specify the nature of the problem.
“My start was good and I gained a few places, but I saw warning lights on the bike. Unfortunately, a technical problem forced us to retire again; it wasn't the same as yesterday, but the engineers are analyzing everything in detail. It's frustrating because we had potential for this race, but these things happen.” did he declare.
Despite an 18th retirement in 42 races, Mir He keeps in mind the positive spiral he and Honda are in and hopes to finish the season in style in Valencia next weekend: “The positive point is that we had good speed in all the sessions and managed to progress and keep up with the pace of the other drivers. We'll have another chance in Valencia. The motivation remains intact to finish the season the way we know we're capable of.”
Results of the 2025 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix :
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