MotoGP Australia: Joan Mir: “Situation is more complicated at the back, I was a victim…”
Mir🀅 was running towards the rear of the field before contact with Marini took place at turn four.
The Repsol Honda rid🍌er, who ha𝄹s one of the highest crash counts in 2023, was unable to finish the race as a result.
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The Spaniard 💮has also retired from more grand prix’ th꧒an he’s finished, as the Australian MotoGP was his eighth DNF in 12 appearances.
As a result of his dreadful first season wit꧟h the Japanese manufacturer, Mir is 22nd in the championship and sits on 20 poi🃏nts, 12 less than Dani Pedrosa who has competed in just two rounds.
Speaking after Saturday’s race, Mir said: “I am disappointed with today, it is another hard one. I was just trying to make my race, not hurting anyone, trying to take care 🥂of the tyres because you saw what happened at the end of the race.
“We were working in the correct way according to the data. Then Marini tried t▨o overtake me and hit me, and I fell after losing the front.
“Being in the back, the situatiꦍon is more complicated as the rid♏ers are fighting a lot – I was a victim of it today.”
Like most of the grid Mir was on the more favourite medium rear tꦇyre strategy, whereas team-mate Mar🎀c Marquez opted for the soft and suffered late on as a consequence.
