Fans for the first time in
nearly 18 months made
plenty of noise for the
boys, and they certainly
appreciated it.
MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / JUNE 4-6, 2021
CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA / MONTMELO, SPAIN
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him and of course he said to me 'how
much?' and I said 'later, later we will
speak about it!'"
MIR PUSHING SUZUKI
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In light of another disappointing
qualifying performance, reigning
World Champion Joan Mir issued a
rallying cry to Suzuki to up the ante
and bring more parts to improve the
performance of his GSX-RR over
one lap. "I'm a bit worried because
I want to defend the title," said Mir
on Saturday. "But I think that we can
push a bit more [to develop the bike],
honestly." His words were borne
out of frustration, as once again, his
stellar pace across practice failed to
materialize into a strong performance
over one lap. While the GSX-RR
performs well, KTM and Ducati's
recent improvements have made his
life more difficult.
RINS KO'D
As if crashing out of the past four
races wasn't bad enough, Alex Rins
is contemplating another painful
recovery from injury after a freak
incident on Thursday. Riding the
track on his bicycle that morning, the
Spaniard fell, suffering trauma to his
right wrist, as well as an impact on
his head. It soon became apparent
all was not well. Rins was diagnosed
with a fracture of the distal radius
bone in his right arm and underwent
surgery on Friday morning in Barce-
lona's Dexeus University Hospital.
There Dr. Xavier Mir inserted screws
and was confident the rider could
start his recovery on Monday after
the race.
VINALES CREW
CHIEF SWITCH
Faced with the indignity of finishing
17 seconds behind his teammate at
Mugello, Maverick Vinales confirmed
Crew Chief Esteban Garcia had left
the team, with Silvano Galbusera—
Briefly...
