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The Cause of Joan Mir Disappointed Only Being Able to Finish Sixth in the Qatar 2022 MotoGP : Okezone Sports

RACERS suzuki ecstar, Joan Mir very disappointed with the result MotoGP Qatar 2022. He was not satisfied because he was only able to finish in sixth place. Joan Mir also explained that the rear wheel problem was the main reason he failed to reach the podium in the inaugural MotoGP race this season.

As is well known, the inaugural 2022 MotoGP series at the Losail Circuit, Qatar has been known on Sunday 6 March 2022 at night WIB. As a result, Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing) managed to become the champion.

Meanwhile, Joan Mir had to settle for ending the race in sixth position, despite starting the race from eighth position. While his teammate, Alex Rins is right behind him, which is the seventh position.

After the race, Joan Mir admitted that he was very disappointed. He hoped to get better results. The 24-year-old racer explained that the rear tire problem was the cause of the failure to achieve maximum results at the Qatar 2022 MotoGP.

“A very disappointing race, I expected more. My start was good and I enjoyed the first few laps, but unfortunately I had a problem with the rear wheel grip,” said Joan Mir as quoted by Speedweek, Monday (7/3/2022).

He regretted that the GSX-RR motorcycle had problems with the rear wheels. In fact, after going through a series of pre-season tests to the MotoGP free race this season, he felt that his motorbike had no significant problems. It’s just that, when the race officially started, it was bad luck that befell him.

“We are usually very strong in that area and I pay special attention to that, but unfortunately I can’t do anything about it. We have to understand what happened and learn from it so we can perform better in the last laps.”

Joan Mir

Furthermore, Joan Mir claimed to have performed better in the race at the Losail Circuit, than his performance last season. But he was not quickly satisfied, because other drivers also showed increased performance. One of them is Enea Bastianini, who could be the champion in the first race this season.

“This race is much faster than last year, which means we have improved and our bike has also gotten better. Unfortunately, others have also improved,” he continued.

On the other hand, Joan Mir said that Suzuki always pays attention to the tires in every race, so that the motorbike can reach maximum speed. However, he had to admit that the problems at the Losail Circuit happened suddenly. He also had to face this problem, in the hope that his motorbike would have been repaired during the second race at the Mandalika Circuit, Indonesia.

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