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The new MotoGP world champion, the Spanish Joan Mir (Suzuki), admitted this Thursday, at the press conference prior to the Portuguese Grand Prix, that the Algarve track “is different from all the others”.
The Spanish rider recalled that he still could not ride the competition bike in Portimão, “only with a road bike”, but this is “a different track from the others”.
“On paper, our bike is suitable for the track, but we’ll see,” said the new world champion, at a press conference attended by the Spanish Pol Espargaró (KTM), the Australian Jack Miller (Ducati), the Italians Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) and Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha), British Cal Crutchlow (Honda) and Portuguese Miguel Oliveira (KTM).
Franco Morbidelli, winner of the previous round, in Valencia, Spain, was “curious” with the potential of the Algarve route, which he described as “a roller coaster”. “I’m curious to see how the race is going to go,” he said.
Pol Espargaró, who next year will be replaced by Portuguese Miguel Oliveira in the official KTM team, just hopes to “be fast” and have fun. The Spanish rider believes that Miguel Oliveira’s knowledge of the track “will be of use to all KTM riders.”
Andrea Dovizioso suspects what could happen “with the Michelin tires and these MotoGP bikes”, after riding a road bike on the Algarve circuit in October.
Cal Crutchlow just said that he shares “the opinion of the rest”, as does Jack Miller.
The new champion also revealed doubts about the number he will use next year, if the 1 champion is the 36 that he uses regularly and has “brought him luck in recent years.” After winning the world title in the previous competition in Valencia, Mir revealed that he had little time to celebrate.
“I celebrated with the family, on Sunday we went to dinner. I did not do much, because this Sunday we had another race. But I am focused and motivated,” he stressed, also confessing some “surprise” for having received messages of congratulations “from some famous people. “.
The MotoGP Portuguese GP is the fourteenth and last race of the season and takes place between Friday and Sunday at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão.
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