Narrowly Misses Out on Q2 Advancement
Joan Mir recorded a time of 1’39.894 in FP1 on Friday, securing a spot in the top 10. In the afternoon session, he further improved by nearly two seconds, setting a time of 1’37.975. However, he finished 13th, falling just 0.1 seconds short of advancing to Q2. On Saturday, he aims to replicate his performance from Thailand.
Joan Mir (Practice 13th / 1’37.975)
“Overall, there was good progress. We had the potential to be in the top 10, but in MotoGP, everything needs to come together perfectly. In the final run of the afternoon, I missed something and couldn’t secure the top 10 as I had hoped. Still, I feel that the work we did over the winter is paying off, and I’m riding confidently even at a circuit that’s not my strongest. I want to set a solid plan for tomorrow and take the right steps to fight.”
(Photo courtesy of HRC)