MotoGP, Joan Mir: “The team made a mistake in FP2”

First day of the second Qatar GP for Suzuki. The 2020 world championship team managed to get Alex Rins into tomorrow’s second quarter Joan Mir finished his day in 13th place and tomorrow morning he will take a great time trying to get into the top ten of the combined leaderboard. What went wrong in today’s FP2?

The team made a strategic mistakeTold me. “They fitted an already heated tire from the last GP and then called me back to the pits to change it, but it was too late. Those tires that we all have are less performing than the brand new ones, and at these levels every detail counts. “

Do you think you will have the strength to improve your time in RP3 tomorrow?
“I don’t know. Compared to last week, we haven’t found any important solutions to improve my flight lap. We need to take a few steps forward on the bike to solve this problem. Today I think I suffered from my time attack like never before. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but I still have room for improvement compared to today’s weather and I’ll try to give my all when I have to go through the first quarter. “

What will your race be if you start from behind?
“I have to risk more on the first lap.”

Alex Rins: “We’re all very close”

Who, on the other hand, should have secured his participation in the second quarter is Alex Rins, who finished 8th in the combined ranking this Friday at the Doha GP. What were your feelings
“Of course I’m happy to be in the second quarter, but We are all very close. Today the track conditions bothered me a lot, very different from last week. I couldn’t find the right sensations with the stern and with handle in general. The weather should improve tomorrow. We would of course prefer to have some wind, because in that case the Ducatis will suffer more. “

How do you rate your racing pace and your flight lap?
“From a time attack point of view, I’m completely satisfied, whereas today was an interesting day in terms of the pace. In FP2, I drove fast with soft tires. I drove seven laps at a good pace. I don’t know what has changed, but I was able to brake later and accelerate earlier. “

Flying lap problems for Suzuki. Is it possible to improve this area a lot, or is it the bike?
“I started with Suzuki in 2017 and always tried to improve my qualifying. Of course, some tracks are better than others, but I think it’s the bike, and I agree with those who say Suzuki’s philosophy punishes it on Saturday. Of course, we can’t give up and keep pushing to set our limit a little higher. “