Joan Mir had an eventful Malaysian Grand Prix. Involved in an incident on the first lap, the Spanish driver was then forced to retire due to a technical problem.
Joan mir expressed concern about the state of Jack Miller after an impressive accident in the first round of the Malaysian Grand Prix. The pilot of Repsol Honda witnessed contact between Miller, Brad Binder et fabio quartararo, which led to a fall where Miller was hit. Mir could not avoid rolling over the Australian's legs in the confusion that followed.
« Honestly, I was very worried ", told Mir. " In the first start I had a very good start, I recovered a lot of positions in the first corner. I was in the top 10, so if I could have taken the second corner I could have been in a very good position, but then I had an accident with Fabio and Miller »
The concern of Mir grew up seeing Miller transported to the medical center. "I rolled over his legs. When I saw the ambulance and everything else, I was really worried, because I didn't know how he was. But then when I went to his box and he said, 'I'm fine, I have a bruise on my leg,' I sighed " he added, relieved to know that his compatriot was getting through it.
Joan Mir: “ I had problems with the rear brake, I probably fell because of that »
Unfortunately, the race of Mir ended prematurely after five laps on the restart due to a rear brake problem. I had problems with the rear brake and couldn't ride properly because of it He explained. " I probably fell for this reason. I don't use the rear brake much normally, so it's probably not overheating, but maybe a probleme. »
Despite this mishap, Joan mir felt a good rhythm at the start of the race. I was able to overtake drivers who were ahead of me in qualifying, but starting from a position like this is not easy ", he noted. He also pointed out that the high temperatures, reaching up to 35 °C, complicated the management of the bike in the race. I was boiling because behind someone there is a lot of temperature ", did he declare.
Generally, Mir was not satisfied with his weekend in Sepang. It's not a positive weekend, we haven't improved anything ", he concluded. However, he is looking forward to the tests in Barcelona, moved from Valencia following the floods. Barcelona is the worst case scenario for our bike, but it is a good opportunity to test the new bike and new ideas from Japanese engineers " he said, remaining hopeful that these tests will lead to significant progress for next season.
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