Joan Mir revealed himself late in this San Marino Grand Prix, but once he got the hang of his tires, he was formidable on his Suzuki. It's a shame that this revelation didn't happen earlier in the competition, because the Spaniard showed, once he gained confidence, what wood he was made of. He came back up, forgetting Jack Miller, brought his teammate Alex Rins to heel, then, on the last lap, he arrived in the saddle backrest of Valentino Rossi...
It was a furtive but intense exchange of arms which brightened up the finale of this San Marino Grand Prix. And who positioned Joan mir. The latter attacked in turn 10 of the last lap of the race in third place in a Valentino Rossi who hoped to live this 200rd podium with his academicians ranked just in front of him… Yes but there you go… “ The last lap with Rossi was incredible. It's a moment I think I'll never forget ", entrusts Joan mir, who finished third at Misano after a big overtake on the Yamaha stamped with the 46.
The Majorcan driver achieved his second podium of the season at Misano and he is now fourth in the championship, just 16 points behind the new leader, Andrea Dovizioso, seventh Sunday. Mir continues to register in the top places, as the last four races he has finished this season have always been in the top 5.
The pilot of Suzuki started eighth and had to work his way back up to reach the podium places on the final lap, in which he overtook Kidneys and also Red with a sensational interior at turn 10. “ At first, I took things easy on the medium tire, because it was a little difficult to warm it up and I had a few scares. I had patience and that's why I lost a position, because I suffered a little at the start, then I started to find the rhythm I had. I saw that I reassembled all the drivers. It was complicated but I arrived at Rins, I was able to overtake him, then on the last lap I was also able to overtake Valentino “, commented Mir on DAZN.
“When you fight for the podium, victory is close”
Concerning this excess of Red, which he surpassed in his garden Misano on the last lap, avoiding an Italian hat-trick, Mir assured that such a maneuver “ is not prepared. It came, I didn't care if it was Valentino or who it was. It was an unforgettable experience, I had a great time racing. It was a very long and difficult race for everyone, and I am also very happy for my team, because they did a very good job. We made the most of what we had and now the test on Tuesday will be very important, to see if we can get what we were missing. I think next weekend we can also have a good race ».
Also speaking about Valentino's passing during the podium press conference, Mir stated that " it was amazing and I think it's something I'll never forget. It was a nice move. I feel sorry for Valentino, because he really had a great race ».
Although after two podiums the main objective is to achieve the first victory in MotoGP, Mir assures that these podiums are an unmistakable sign: “ If you are fighting for podiums, a victory is sure to come soon. We must continue at this level He concluded.
MotoGP Misano1 J3: classification
