Joan Mir wanted to provide an update during this weapons vigil on the Sachsenring, before the first games of the German Grand Prix which will take place with the first two free practice sessions. The World Champion therefore wanted to return to his comments on the evening of a Catalan Grand Prix agitated by the penalties inflicted on Fabio Quartararo due to his open combination. He was among the supporters of a black flag which would have put the Frenchman out of the race, and therefore without points for the championship which he is also competing in... But the Suzuki official insisted on the objectivity of his position at this point. that moment...
Joan mir held his press conference before the German Grand Prix who will keep him busy this weekend. The reigning World Champion knows that he has difficulty getting involved in the race which would allow him to preserve his crown, and he has already regretted this difficulty by scratching an employer perhaps a little too pusillanimous in the development of the GSX-RR. In this tense context, every opportunity is good to take, as in Catalonia... But the Majorcan does not want this mixture of genres and insists on the fact that the subject must not be misused.
Thus, on his opinion expressed on the Montmelo route where he would have clearly seen a black flag notified to the leader of the general classification, due to an open suit and a bib discarded on the track, he said: “ I don't want to think about what could have happened to him, but luckily nothing happened. I didn't criticize Fabio or anything, whether it's him or Pepito, I don't care. What I said is that if really, which I don't know, he took off his chest protector and threw it away, then I consider it a dangerous problem for other drivers. The wetsuit is another story: in the regulations it says that you must wear a closed wetsuit ».
Joan Mir recalls the black flag given to Rins
He adds : " for me, personally, if my suit opens on the track, it's a shame, but if that happens, I prefer to receive a black flag. For what ? Because I'm putting myself in danger. If I can't zip up my suit at that point, I have to get a black flag, like what happened at Rins when the marshals' strap remained attached at Le Mans. We don't like it, but they took him out of the race because he was putting himself in danger, not the others ". He thus ends his demonstration, with a broad smile… “ That's all, I'm not criticizing Quartararo. It's just that the French pounced on me in such a frightening way... I can't be more sincere ».
He also specifies his current situation with the Suzuki : " I need to feel stronger so I can fight to win ". The objective is to reach the summer break having recovered points which bring it closer to the leaders in the category: “ the key to the comeback may be in these two races. Afterwards, we can have a quiet summer break and, with so much time, we can bring in new pieces and have a stronger second half of the season to constantly fight for. To win and not just for the podiums like now ". The road map to Assen is fixed: the two Grand Prix MotoGP to come are essential for Joan mir.