Physically weakened, Joan Mir experienced a “very difficult” Qatar Grand Prix, which ended in abandonment following contact with another pilot.
After an excellent start to the season which saw him automatically qualified for each Grand Prix and evolve in the Top 10,
Joan me knows one period less well since Austin, which has accentuated this weekend in Qatar this weekend. After his two Sprint racing falls and the main race on the Texan track, the Spaniard hoped to be able to start on the right foot in Losail, but things did not go as planned.
13th at the end of Friday, he recognized that there was more work to be done than in the previous Grands Prix, but was confident about his pace. Unfortunately, he was the victim of gastroenteritis on Saturday, which upset his day. Qualified penultimate, he was forced to forfeit the Sprint race in order to try to recover for Sunday.
Joan me took the start without being 100% of its shape and struggled at the tail of the peloton, when a contact with Fabio Di Giannantonio in mid-race made it tumble in the last place. He finally abandoned the next round, and therefore returned from Qatar again without any point, but with the desire to put this Grand Prix behind him and to move forward.
“It was a very difficult weekend for us, physically and with the motorcycle”he explained.
“Having lost the day on Saturday with my state of health and missing the Sprint race made the day of Sunday very difficult. Many things happened during the race and I still had physically difficulty. I will now focus on my recovery to come back in shape to Jerez, where I hope to show the potential I had before Qatar. »»
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