MotoGp, Joan Mir’s manager vents: ‘A catastrophe’

Harsh words from Paco Sanchez

It is destined to make noise the interview given by Paco Sanchez to the Spanish portal ‘As’: the manager of Joan Mir, talking about the long absence of his client (he has missed Mugello, Sachsenring and Assen due to a hand injury suffered right on the Scarperia and San Piero circuit), has in fact pointed the finger at several factors, including the lack of competitiveness of the bike and the new format that, according to him, would contribute to the number of crashes and injuries on the track.

“Honda is not a bike that cannot be trusted, but the situation is difficult,” said Sanchez, speaking of Mir’s experience that began this very season, “then we struggle with a Ducati that has made great strides, finding solutions that others have not found. Before, the rider counted 70 percent and the vehicle 30 percent, now the situation has been reversed.”

Sanchez, then, lashed out against the format that provides the Sprint Race on Saturday, in addition to the race on Sunday: “It is crushing the riders physically and psychologically,” he said. “I can tell you about Pol Espargaró, Oliveira or Bastianini, who do not ride a Honda but have been or are at home due to injury: the stress for the new formula puts pressure on the riders from the first minute. The data speaks for itself, it is not just an opinion: I have never seen a championship with so many injuries in recent times. So putting all these factors together, the result is a catastrophe for us.”