Joan Mir – DNF: “We can’t be happy with the weekend with all our bad luck, two crashes from two starts. I could see that the performance of the bike has improved but it’s frustrating that we weren’t able to put that onto the track finally. When you look at Zarco you can see that the upgrades Honda have prepared are a clear step. We will sit down and look for ways to keep improving again. Motegi should be a more normal weekend for us.”
Luca Marini – DNF: “I couldn’t really see what happened in the moment of the crash, but there were three or four riders all together in the change of direction and there was some contact somewhere and we all fell. Impossible to avoid it, this can happen, it’s bad luck. A strange race for everyone, a shame that the bike was too damaged because there was the chance for some good points in the end. Bad luck at points this weekend, but we need to look at the overall job we’ve done and also what Zarco has done because our bike is becoming more competitive.”
