The Suzukis were promising at the start of this Spanish Grand Prix, but, as the meeting progressed, they fell back into line and Joan Mir paid the price. The highest price was nevertheless applied to his teammate Alex Rins who this time could do nothing to make up for his poor qualifications. What's fault ? the 2020 World Champion explains…
Joan mir ran a regular race Jerez but painted a gloomy picture of the maneuverability of its Suzuki when she finds herself in the heart of the peloton. If the 2020 World Champion was able to take a solid sixth place on the GSX-RR, he was not really able to enter the fight for third place despite having kept the group of Miller, Marc Márquez et Aleix Espargaro in sight throughout the race. He explains : " it was a bit disappointing for me. The temperatures were a little higher, so I couldn't really push. Temperatures in the front tire were extremely high ».
A concern that we have also already heard from the side of Yamaha : " we already had something similar in 2021 » also recalls the Majorcan. “ More if I follow in the wake of others, it gets worse. I couldn't attack. This is also the case at high temperatures. So we have to try to solve this problem, there will be a lot of hot races. It ruined our weekend »Regrets Joan Mir.
Joan Mir: “ I knew immediately that if no one was in trouble, I would stay there«
Then he mentions: “ the fenders, the mechanical devices, all of this pushes the bike further forward. Some teams were able to improve the bike with it. But we didn't find a solution ". He describes his ordeal thus: “I was already in my position by lap 3 or 4. I knew immediately that if no one was in trouble, I would stay there. I felt the problems with the front tire at that time ».
« Accelerations were good, especially coming out of the last corner. Our grip isn't fantastic, but the big problem was the front. If we improve the handling of the front a little, we will make a big step » he finishes, thus giving an idea of what he would have to work on during the tests this Monday on the same Andalusian track… “ I think the rider can't do much, I think Suzuki needs to find a way to heat the tire less. Tomorrow it will be important in trying to understand why it is disappointing to finish such a race with a good pace ". It can not be any clearer.
Results of the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez:
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