Joan Mir experienced emotions that ended in frustration at the finish line of Assen in a Dutch Grand Prix which is just one more step towards the end of his adventure with Suzuki. However, the chaotic start with two contacts, one received from Miguel Oliveira and the other given to Luca Marini had put him in the tone of a continuation made all the more difficult as the Spaniard stumbled for a long time on Johann Zarco…
Joan mir will keep mixed memories of this eleventh round of the season, the arrival of which he is already happy to see. Because the start was quite stormy. The Suzuki driver explains: “ To activate the front lowering device for departure, you have to brake hard once. At this moment, Oliveira hit me on the left back. I think Oliveira lost a fin in the action. It was quite a blow, I must say. After Oliveira's impact, I thought for a moment while everything stopped now ". But he was not yet at the end of his troubles: “ when I started off, the bike jerked up sharply. I lost control for a moment and headed straight for Luca Marini. That's how we touched each other. There was a side impact ».
Joan Mir: “ ultimately it didn't go well«
Coming from 14th place on the grid, Joan mir was only 16th after the first round after all these adventures. What followed was a rise for the future Repsol Honda factory rider to 8th place. But nothing was simple there either: “ when I was able to overtake a few drivers, it was the best part of the weekend. But in the end it didn't go well. The times were still there. But I wasted a lot of time trying to overtake Zarco. He took tight lines and it was impossible on the straight “, declared the 2020 MotoGP World Champion.
He finishes : " we still need to improve the package a little for the races ". It will be recalled that the factory Suzuki will retire at the end of this season. There are only ten opportunities left before seeing the beautiful GSX-RR scrapped...
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