Misano MotoGP: Joan Mir: I heard the Brivio rumors, I would be happy … | MotoGP

Reigning MotoGP champion Joan Mir has heard recent rumors that his former Suzuki team manager Davide Brivio may not be entirely happy in the F1 world and is considering a return to two wheels.

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If so, with Suzuki still not finding a replacement for the Italian, a return to his former team (which has not won a race this season) or a leadership role at VR46 (another former Brivio employer) would be the most logical MotoGP option.

“About the [Brivio] Rumors, I’ve heard that too, ”said Mir. “It’s not a problem for me when Davide comes back [to Suzuki]. He has done a great job with me in the past and I would certainly be happy. But rumors are just rumors, so let’s see. “

After Suzuki put together a committee to take on Brivio’s roles this season, Suzuki has openly sought a replacement team manager for 2022. One rumored option was Wilco Zeelenberg, but the Dutchman confirmed today that he will stay with the renamed RNF Yamaha team.

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“I think we need someone like Davide,” added Mir. “The Japanese staff saw it and are doing everything they can to remedy this situation. It was not easy to cope with when a person like Davide left the team. Nobody expected it. It was difficult for the Japanese ( Employee) .

“It is important now that you realize that we need this person and I know that you are trying to find a person. It’s a difficult thing because of that person [team manager] is always very important in the team. It’s a difficult situation. But they are doing everything they can. “

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Brivio won MotoGP titles as team manager for Yamaha (Valentino Rossi) and then Suzuki (Mir) before taking on the role of Race Director for the F1 Alpine Team in January. He was last seen in the MotoGP paddock in Austria.

When Brivio returns to MotoGP next season, it will become the sport’s biggest 21-lap calendar of all time, though that’s still two races fewer than F1 plans.

“About 21 races, it’s not a problem for us as drivers. But the people who work in this world means that more races have less time at home with the family, which is the most important thing,” said Mir.

“It’s fine with me. But I don’t understand Formula One. They will do it.” [23]. It’s crazy. I don’t know how many races we can do in a year. “

Meanwhile, having mathematically survived his own title defense, Mir is approaching the last three rounds of this season with the aim of being the best of the others.

“We still have serious chances of finishing second in the championship. That is not my goal. But I will give everything to try,” said Mir, who is currently 27 points behind Francesco Bagnaia and 26 ahead of the other factory Ducati. is by Jack Miller.

“I would be very happy if I could finish second this year. Let’s see. I know the Ducatis, especially Pecco is always strong. And their potential is really high.”

Fabio Quartararo, who is 79 points unreachable ahead of Mir, can win the world title by crossing the finish line before Bagnaia on Sunday.

MotoGP champion I’m only “70%” ready for the start of the 2021 season

High winds left the Losail track covered in sand for the final day of Qatar’s pre-season testing, with only five drivers doing laps due to the conditions.

Suzuki duo Mir and Alex Rins didn’t dare to venture out during the eight-hour session, with the former admitting that the lost day turned out to be problematic as he “still has a lot to try” on his GSX-RR.

Me – who finished the test in seventh place overall – had reserved the last day to make some race preparations and to work more on the 2021 chassis, which in his opinion was compared to the 2020 frame on which he won the world title Braking areas were missing.

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When asked how well he was prepared for the season opener of the Qatar Grand Prix, he replied after test pacesetter Jack Miller said on Friday that Suzuki had not shown its true potential: better not to try a lot, just simple [to tweak] a little more electronics to work more for them [race] Weekend.

“And [it] One day wasn’t enough, probably wasn’t enough.

Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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“I feel prepared, I think the Ducatis are really fast and the Yamaha – this is a track that suits them so well. For us too, but we are probably not as strong as they are, especially on some Yamahas.

“We’re one of the fastest, but not the fastest, and I’m certainly not 100% satisfied because I’m not the strongest in the test.”

When asked if losing the last day of running had influenced his decision on the chassis choice for the first race, he added: “We’ll probably be racing with the same one that we did last year. The new chassis is pretty good, but for that we have to do a good setup and we probably don’t have that time.

“So it will be key if the team does a good job on the computer now. It’s probably more important than the test today, and you’ve got 10 days of hard work to do. Even if we stay here in Qatar, I think they won’t get bored! “

I also admitted that the first three days of the five-day test were mostly spent doing things that “didn’t work,” as well as having to focus some of his time on Suzuki’s 2022 engine.

Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Teammate Rins was more positive after the final day, but admitted that he too will likely start the 2020 season on the 2020 chassis.

“We are ready to start the championship, I feel ready to fight in the race,” said Rins, who finished eighth overall. “We’re going to give our 100% to be ahead, and being ahead means fighting, overtaking – even on the straights – so I’m hoping for a race like 2019.

“Well, we are ready. I think we finished the test with good conclusions and very positive information. It’s a shame we didn’t drive today because we had planned to test the 2021 chassis again. I am not sure if I will use it [it] for the race weekend because there wasn’t enough time to try it out. “

Joan Mir believes she can leave Misano with a good performance

Misano is hosting this weekend, which follows the penultimate round of the championship, now in slightly different weather conditions than the Grand Prix, which took place about a month ago. For Joan Mir, the feeling of going back to a track he recently raced on and where it was possible to add two podiums in 2020 is strange.

With this in mind, the Spaniard assured in an official statement that he would like to return to the competition in the following days, thus showing his conviction that it is possible to present a good performance on the track:

– It’s weird to get back on a track so soon after driving, but it’s also very nice that we are going back to the Misano World Circuit because it’s a place I like. During my campaign last year, I got two podiums at this track and I would really love to get back on the pits this weekend because I think the atmosphere will be amazing. I feel like we can do well so I’m ready to start.

DANISH RACER WINS OPENING MOTO ON HIS PATH TO TOTAL MXGP TOP THREE FINISH • Total Motorcycle

Thomas Kjer Olsen from Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing achieved an excellent third place overall in the MXGP class at the FIM Motocross of Nations with his outstanding result of the season so far. Inspired by an impressive victory in race one, Kjer Olsen fought his way back from a couple of crashes in Moto two and secured his place on the MXGP overall podium. For Arminas Jasikonis, two consistent placements brought the Lithuanian an impressive fifth place overall in the open class.

The 74th edition of the FIM Motocross of Nations took place on the Mantova circuit in Italy. Heavy rain made for incredibly tough racing conditions. The track’s sandy top layer covers a hard, slippery surface which, when it rained, formed a treacherous race surface for all participants during the three mixed-capacity races.

With two MX2 GP victories 12 months ago, Thomas Kjer Olsen clearly knows the fast way on the racetrack and delivered one of the outstanding drives at the event. Kjer Olsen started for Team Denmark in fifth in the combined MXGP and MX2 class before taking the lead on lap five. From there, he fought off several challenges from Tom Vialle and secured an impressive win in race one.

Frustratingly, the 24-year-old’s hope of a repeat success in his second race on the first lap was dashed when a fall left him with a lot of work. When he was almost the last to rise again and made important passes during the 30-minute-plus-two-lap race, Thomas made the decisive leap to 13th place in the closing stages of the race to secure his place on the MXGP overall podium to secure.

Arminas Jasikonis, who represented the Lithuania team, started in the Open Class and brought his FC 450 home in a strong ninth place in both of his races, despite his fight against Armpump.

In Moto 2 and with the worst track conditions, Jasikonis took 14th place and thus secured fifth place overall in the Open class. The just 24-year-old made a significant contribution to his country’s best result so far at the FIM Motocross of Nations, with the small country of Lithuania finishing 13th overall.

During the overall results there was much impressive performance from drivers on Husqvarna Motorcycles’ FC machines, with notable results from Evgeny Bobryshev and Karlis Sabulis.

Bobryshev, who competed for Team MFR, achieved a very commendable second place overall in the Open class, while the fast-starting Sabulis secured fifth place overall in the hotly contested MXGP division for Team Latvia.

Thomas Kjer Olsen and Arminas Jasikonis from Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing will compete in the 11th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the MXGP of Germany, on October 3rd.

Thomas Kjer Olsen: “It was an incredible feeling to win the first race today. I got off to a great start, then found some good lines and started working my way up. A couple of times Tom Vialle got close, but I just felt really strong on the bike today and stopped him for the win. I was very confident of another strong result in my second race, but a couple of crashes set me back in the field and in these conditions in the back field it makes it really difficult. But I got through quite well and was third overall in my class and this weekend gave me a lot of confidence for the remaining World Championship races. “

Arminas Jasiconis: “Today was not an easy day, that’s for sure. I struggled a little with the arm pump and that affected my results. It was not easy to fight for positions in midfield with so many drivers and the rain, it was just a difficult day. On the positive side, it was the best overall result for Team Lithuania in the Motocross of Nations, that’s good. But for myself I’m a little disappointed. “

Download high resolution images of the FIM Motocross of Nations here.

Results – 2021 FIM Motocross of Nations

Race 1 (MXGP + MX2)

1. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) 35: 32: 712, 17 laps; 2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 35: 34: 188; 3. Ben Watson (Yamaha) 35: 37: 463; 10. Karlis Sabulis (Husqvarna) 36: 40: 464

Race 2 (MX2 + OPEN)

1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 34: 33: 811, 16 laps; 2. Valentin Guillod (Yamaha) 35:22: 928; 3. Rene Hofer (KTM) 35: 24: 274 … 9. Arminas Jasikonis (Husqvarna) 36: 19: 280; 10 Evgeny Bobryshev (Husqvarna) 36: 29: 951

Race 3 (MXGP + OPEN)

1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 36: 25: 997, 17 laps; 2. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 37:21:477; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Yamaha) 37: 29: 940 … 13. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) 36:37: 710, 16 laps; 14. Arminas Jasikonis (Husqvarna) 36:37: 710

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1st team Italy 37 pts., 2nd team Netherlands 38, 3rd team Great Britain 39… 10th team Denmark 84, 13th team Lithuania 110

MotoGP, construction at 50%, race against time to bring MotoGP to Indonesia

Work on the Mandalika racetrack in Indonesia continues. The Mandalika Grand Prix Association (MGPA), the official organizer of the MotoGP race for the Indonesian Grand Prix, is accelerating construction work on the Mandalika Highway Circuit. On his Instagram account, MGPA reported that The development work on the new route has reached 42.98%. At the moment, the expansion of the residential street is in progress.

“The work on tunnel bodies 1 and 2 is 100 percent complete. Now the construction of the retaining walls for each tunnel continues – explains MGPA, as reported by Bola.com – We are also working on a drainage system. This system is not made without care. The model has received a license from the FIM and such a drainage system is also used in other circuits. We even brought supervision from Germany to work on it. “

The MGPA is currently Race Against Time to complete the work of the Mandalika Circuit; In fact, Dorna has not set a date for the Indonesian GP and has included it in the reserves of the 2021 championship along with Portimao and Igora (Russia). The homologation process for the track is scheduled to take place in July and for this reason the work must be completed by June 2021, as confirmed by MGPA Happy Harinto’s Chief Strategic Communication Officer.

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The MotoGP rules freeze should benefit Suzuki

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MotoGP has frozen engine development for 2021, with everyone except KTM (as it lost concessions in 2020) and Aprilia (as it still has concessions) racing on last year’s engines this season.

The normal update regulations outside of aerodynamic fairings and engines still apply, but the stability of the rules will likely mean that bicycle development will not be dramatic in 2021.

Suzuki often had the most consistent bike on race weekends in 2021, with Rins taking four podiums in the last seven races – including a win at Aragon – while teammate Joan Mir had the most top-3 finishes of all (seven) along the way the title made it there.

Rins believes Suzuki could benefit from the stability of the rules and consistency of the current GSX-RR package – but insists the field will become even closer this season.

“Maybe it is an advantage for us because we have a very good base and every time we start on Friday, we make a good decision with the set-up,” said Rins when asked by Motorsport.com whether the freeze was going to happen Rules would be beneficial to Suzuki.

“We just have to change a few things [on the bike], but not too much. So, maybe it can be of use to us, but for that [season] the rivalries will be so great because the bikes are more or less the same for everyone as they were last year. And the setup is more or less there.

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“For me, every year is even harder. In 2019 I thought ‘ok, the level was so high this year, let’s see for 2020’. And the level for 2020 has risen. Let’s see how the level will rise in 2021. “

Rins will be driving for a reigning championship team for the first time in his Grand Prix career in 2021 and feels that if this puts pressure on him, then it’s “good pressure”.

He also believes that going up against his world champion team-mate Mir will be a “good challenge”.

“I know we have a good bike, I know we have a bike that was the world champion bike last year,” said Rins. “So let’s bring all of my talent and experience together and have a good year.

“[Facing Mir], it’s a good challenge because I have the current world champion by my side. He’ll try to do that again to keep the level up. Let’s see if I can get there or fight for the world title with him. “

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