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MotoGP, Mir: “Silverstone? If things don’t go well, it’s hard to keep your mouth shut.”

“Those kinds of problems affect the championship. Something definitely strange happened during the race. I don’t think it was the set-up or the bike. I just hope it doesn’t happen again. If it’s just one case, that’s fine, but ...”

MotoGP: Mir: “Silverstone? If things don’t go well, it’s hard to keep your mouth shut.”

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The Aragon GP weekend will begin tomorrow morning for Joan Mir, but what's mainly resurfacing are the problems that occurred on the track during the Silverstone Grand Prix. Many questions and still many doubts about the causes that led the Suzuki rider to finish the race in ninth place.

I particularly like racing at Aragon because it’s like a home GP for me,” Joan  began. “I’ve had some really good races here in the past. With the team, we’ll have to see how to manage the package. We’ll see if we’ll be able to do something good during this weekend.

Did you have any explanation from Michelin after the Silverstone race about what happened to you? Or did you meet with your team to figure out if there were any problems with the set-up?
This question is hard to answer. Something strange definitely happened in the race. I don’t think it was the set-up or the bike. I just hope it doesn’t happen again. This type of problem affects the entire weekend but also the championship. I’ll try to stay focused.

Do you think that you’re sometimes forced to keep your mouth shut about certain things and that this can compromise your work?
It’s part of this job. Usually, it’s not about the fact that we can’t talk about some things. It’s rather that I think Michelin has done everything possible to manage the situation as best they can. The truth is that, in the last few races, not only for me but also for the other riders, something happened. If it's just one case, fine. But when it repeats itself, it becomes difficult to keep your mouth shut. I still think they did their best to give us the best tires possible.”

Can you tell me if you had preheated or completely new tires when you got on the track at Silverstone?
The team doesn’t usually share this information.

Do you think the situation is becoming similar to Pirelli’s in Formula 1? The fact that there were riders who talked about it loquaciously and aggressively whenever there were problems with the tires, and that Pirelli got tired of being considered the cause of every problem?

“Even if it’s not the press’ business to know certain things, I still think that all the teams work hard… I believe that. I don’t think these problems have a precise reason, so there’s no reason to be aggressive .”

 

 

Translated by Leila Myftija
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