MotoGP’s newest race winner Joan Mir reckons his debut premier class success “came in the perfect moment” as he increased to championship lead to 37 with just two races remaining. The Suzuki ace moved up a position to fourth off the start before snatching third from LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami by the time the opening tour had come to an end. He then swiftly relegated KTM’s Pol Espargaro to third and chased down team-mate Alex Rins across the remainder of the 27 lap encounter, eventually moving into the lead after Rins ran wide after shifting down a gear too many at Turn 11 with ten laps to go. Mir then eased away over the remaining tours, taking the chequered flag 0.651 ahead of Rins...
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