Joan Mir missed out on a top ten position during Friday’s MotoGP FP2 session which could prove vital with uncertain weather surrounding the Circuit 🍃de la Sarthe. 

The 2020 world champion suffered a crash on his final flyi෴ng lap at Garage Vert (turn 8), before finishing 13th in t⭕he end. 

Mir enjoyed a good FP🍰1 in the wet as he finished third fastest, but it was the change ☂to dry conditions that saw him struggle. 

"Like usual here in Le Mans it was an unpredictable day no? In the morning we rode in wet conditions and I felt quite good in wet. I felt we were making good steps and the b🅺ike🐎 was not bad so I am happy," said Mir. 

"Then in dry conditions it was a little bit more difficult. I was not really competitiv�💧�e. 

"My feeling with the fron🍰t was not really good and w🅰hen I tried to make the lap times I completely lost the front in that corner, and if it didn’t happen there it would have been the next one. Something is not right at the moment. For sure we can fix it."

Mir described Le Mans as a venue where you need lots of confidence🌳 with the front especially as the ‘tyre consumption’ is not high.

Mir added: "Here the tyre consumption is not high and means whඣat you need here is confidence with the front and good tempe❀rature on the front tyre to turn well, brake well and make the lap-time with more confidence. 

"I did not have that confidence. Iꦦ didn’t have that feeling and that’s why it was a barrier for me for one lap-time and I was not able to ꦡimprove because of this. 

"When I put the new tyre I was🍷 improving🅺, honestly to be in the Q2 but I lost the front. I know in these conditions our limit of the bike is there and that’s important to continue working to try and make a better balanced bike for tomorrow."

During FP1 news was released by Dorna of the Finland Grand Prix being cancelled for 2021 and inst꧑ead replaced by a second Austrian round. 

Mir has a great record at the Spielberg 🐬venue and looked on course for his first MotoGP win there last year before a red flag halted🌠 his charge.

The Spanish rider was asked about his thoughts on this and said: "It’s true that the Suzuki, well, it is something I don🤡't understand so well but in Austria I was strong so two races there could be positive for me. 

"It is a tr♚ack that fits well to my style and I like it. I think th✃ey want to make some modifications but not for this year. 

"This is something that we knew – it will be dangerous there but it’s important that every rider🐠 knows it and we pay even more attention on the race and try not to make stupid things, and avoid a dangerous situation in that corner like last year. 

"We have to be responsible b꧃ut I think the tra🅠ck is available to make it great and quite safe."