Joan Mir has taken goal at MotoGP’s stewards for the penalty they gave Marc Marquez following his crash with the Honda rider within the Thai Grand Prix.
Within the closing phases of the moist 26-lap grand prix at Buriram, Marquez was combating his manner by the again of the pack after crashing out of second on the 14th tour.
At Flip 3 he made contact with Honda’s Mir whereas making an attempt to overhaul for fifteenth, forcing the latter off observe. Marquez was ordered by the stewards to drop one place.
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He complied, however solely after he’d overtaken LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami – due to this fact by no means ceding the place again to Mir.
Mir referred to as the incident “over the restrict”, however felt the larger situation was the penalty handed down by the stewards.
“A bit on the restrict? No. Over the restrict,” Mir, who was fifteenth whereas Marquez was eleventh, stated.
“It was very comparable as within the dash race in Jerez. The identical factor occurred.
“I cannot give any remark as a result of at all times after I give a remark it turns within the reverse manner for me. So, I’ll allow you to decide this factor.
“It’s true that it’s… the people who receives a commission for this, it’s not potential that they don’t see, that in case you have an issue with one rider, then the opposite begins to battle and recuperate many positions extra, after which on the finish of the race you take away one place.
“And what occurred with me? I misplaced three if you hit me. So, for certain, it’s not proper how they take the choice.
“For me, essentially the most logical factor to do when this occurs – it occurred rather a lot with me up to now after I touched any individual – [you get a] lengthy lap.
“Lengthy lap and also you lose the positions that you just most likely made me lose, as a result of if you hit me I used to be within the lengthy lap. That is the logical factor.”
Marquez accepted the penalty, however defended himself by saying that he was “parallel” with Mir on the level they made contact.
Mir was having fun with one in all his best races of the 12 months on the Honda till the ultimate 10 laps when he started to endure issues with grip.
“The factor is that one thing occurred within the final 10 laps, I used to be not capable of keep on the bike in any respect,” he stated.
“We misplaced two seconds of efficiency and I don’t know why in the intervening time.
“It’s a disgrace as a result of I put from my again every thing that I may. I began from P19. Within the third lap I used to be combating to be within the high 10 already.
“Then about what occurred within the final laps was ridiculous. I don’t perceive what actually joyful. We are going to attempt to perceive to not occur once more.”