Mir: "My physical condition has stopped me, I didn't have the strength to ride"

The Suzuki rider was unable to go out on the track this Sunday on the last day of the MotoGP pre-season test in Mandalika , a few days that already began to complicate him on Saturday, when his data engineer could not be present on the track due to a positive for covid in an antigen test, which finally, after a PCR, turned out to be a false positive.

However, the absence of the coach kept Joan Mir in the box for a long time on Saturday, although apparently the Mallorcan was able to complete the most important part of the work program that had been set.

This Sunday, the runner felt bad and definitely decided to end the preseason.

“This morning when I woke up I felt something strange in my stomach, as if everything was moving,” explained Mir.

“After breakfast I went to the circuit, but once there, in the office I started to feel much worse and I started vomiting. Then the doctor came to see me to try to help me but in the end I had to go back to the hotel because I was completely exhausted”, the corridor continued.

“My physical condition has stopped me today, I didn’t have the strength to get on the bike and that also conditioned our plan”.

Despite the adversities, the 2020 world champion was satisfied with what he was able to extract from the two days of training.

“Today I felt very bad but these things happen and in the end I drew some good conclusions from the first and second days”.

For Mir, the most important thing now is to prepare for the start of the season, which will take place on March 6 in Qatar.

“I think we will arrive quite prepared for the first race in Qatar despite all the inconveniences that we encountered during the last two days here in Mandalika”, settled the Spaniard, who completed 58 laps on Friday and 47 on Saturday, with a best time of 1,31,586.

Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP