A troublesome weekend ends for Joan Mir and Luca Marini, a pair of falls preventing them from showing their and the Honda RC213V’s true potential.
Tough times continued for the Repsol Honda Team at the Indonesian GP on Sunday after intense work had primed both riders to end the weekend on a high.
Joan Mir was caught up in the Turn 2 melee and was forced to stand up and run wide to avoid the falling riders ahead. Focusing on recovering the lost ground, he was closing the distance to Alex Rins when he lost the front at Turn One on lap 13. Unharmed in the fall, he was left to rue what could have been in a race where only 12 riders finished.
Luca Marini’s luck lasted just one corner as he was involved in a multi-rider accident at Turn Two on the first lap after a strong start. A true disappointment as the Italian had shown potential to mirror his result from the previous weekend. He sustained no injuries in the fall.
Another chance at redemption is just around the corner for Mir and Marini, Honda’s home race – the Japanese GP at Motegi Circuit, the very next stop and the third of three races in a row.