Joan Mir placed one hand on the MotoGP championship trophy with a commanding first ever premier class victory in the European Grand Prix at Valencia. The Suzuki pilot moved ahead of Johann Zarco at the start into fourth, before swiftly passing Takaaki Nakagami to take third. The Spaniard went into second ahead of Pol Espargaro’s KTM a few tours later, following team-mate Alex Rins who had snatched the lead away from Espargaro on lap two. Mir followed Rins for the bulk of the race after moving into the runners-up position, though the leading GSX-RR’s couldn’t shake off the KTM across the remainder of the distance. Mir-looking to finally banish the ghost of potentially securing the...
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