Jerez.- The Suzuki rider lost the best opportunity of the season to reach a podium or, who knows, the victory last Sunday in Portimao, when first a problem with the front end of his motorcycle and, later, , a fall in an incident with Jack Miller, left him with a ‘zero’ in the locker, which makes him go back a few positions in the World Cup general standings.
A situation that contrasts with that of his brand partner, Alex Rins, who has already accumulated two podiums and has climbed to the co-leadership of the World Cup, a situation that does not bother him.
“Motivate, we are facing the sixth race of the season and Alex has made a spectacular start, he has not failed at any time, I am happy about it, I know what my teammate is capable of and I know what I am capable of”, valued.
With no time for much else, the championship arrives in Jerez, where the Spanish Grand Prix is being held this weekend.
“On paper it’s not one of my favorite circuits, but I’ve always done quite well here. Last year we were losing in acceleration, this year we have the height adjustment device that can help us and allow us to do well, why not?”
After Sunday’s race at Portimao, Mir was very angry with the lack of performance of the front three of his Suzuki, Motorsport.com asked him if they had managed to figure out the root of the problem.
“Yes, the priority was to know why we had that problem, but we still haven’t done the technical meeting and I don’t know where the shots are going. What I do know is that knowing what happened is being prioritized a lot, so that it doesn’t happen again, since a problem like this destroys you all weekend”.
In any case, the Balearic runner has made a reset from the Portimao race, in which he was knocked down by Miller when he was running third fighting for the first podium of the course.
“If you start the race from a position further back on the grid and you are going to look for the podium, it is clear that a problem like the one with the front end will make you lose a bit and be around there, for the top five. But in the case of Sunday The past was different, I started second on the grid and, personally, I was going to try to fight for the victory, so a problem like this affects you more. And that’s what happened”.
“It was a great opportunity to try to fight for victory, but from the moment I started I realized that it was not the day to achieve it.”
Despite the poor result, Mir managed to qualify second on the grid in Portugal , his best result in the premier class, which is a step forward compared to the problems in that regard last year.
“In Portimao it was shown in Q2 that when a lap had to be taken, it was taken, there you realize that the base is good, it is clear that not in all the circuits we will be fast on Friday and Saturday, but in general I’m happy with the progression, and the goal is to continue this evolution without stopping throughout the year”.
Just as Fabio Quartararo did in Portimao, where he hit the table, Mir is looking to hit his.
“In Portimao I had the opportunity and it was lost, now I want to do it here, the desire is there to do it in every race”.
A Mir that is still not renewed with Suzuki, although it seems that the intention of the two parties is to continue together.
“For me it has nothing to do with it, I’m not going to give more because my future is yet to be decided, nor is it going to worry me. If I worry about it, it will be off the track, inside I will always give my best. In my character, giving never changes. always one hundred percent on the track”, settled the Spaniard.
