There were so many twists and turns in this first meeting in Styria that this performance went unnoticed. And yet, it is big, and it may have released a driver who will now express his full potential. Joan Mir, who had already been teasing her elder Alex Rins at Suzuki during qualifying sessions for a while, obtained her first notable result in Austria. Second to Dovizioso for whom he was a threat and after settling Jack Miller's score, the former Moto3 World Champion showed great authority. Which he will only ask to show again. And why not this weekend on the same ground?
Joan mir was rightfully delighted at the finish of the Austrian Grand Prix. Second in a race of sensations, he finally let out what he had deep within himself and which was only asking to be expressed: for a few races, I felt that I had the right potential to fight with the best » recognizes thus. “ But for various reasons, I was never able to do it. Here in Austria I won my first race in Moto 3, and conquering the first podium in MotoGP is also special »
Then he adds in an atmosphere marked by the accident between Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli, who raised the debate on the exponential aggressiveness of pilots: “ Moto3 taught me how to race in a group, which helped me a lot with Miller and Dovi ».
“I thought I could win”
The possibility of winning also crossed the minds of Mir, but she was upset by the high speed of the Ducati. " I thought I could win, but passing the Ducatis was really difficult and, as the laps went by, the front tire warmed up considerably. In the first two sectors our bike was in difficulty, but in the third and fourth it was fast, so I was able to fight for the first places. During the weekend, I also improved in terms of lap time, and having a good qualifying certainly helped me with this result ».
Joan mir finished : " we have a bike that works almost everywhere at the moment, so I'm happy to think about the next race. If on Sunday I manage to do good qualifying, I could still do well with my pace: I needed the first podium in MotoGP to unlock something in me ". Be careful, the beast is released!
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