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While Mir was pleased with the result, he noted that the way he had to push means \u201cyou cannot fight for a podium every race like this\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what I was looking for in the first five rounds,\u201d he said in the TV broadcasters\u2019 set after the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you know, as you could see in the race, I had to ride very on the limit.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this is something that you cannot fight for a podium every race if you ride like this.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can fight for a top six, a top seven, but to fight for the last step with these guys, you have to make something more.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd here is where we have to improve. Honestly, so happy about making the podium here in Barcelona. It\u2019s not the best race track for us, and we\u2019ve been able to make a very good race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Could Joan Mir have won the Catalan Grand Prix?<\/p>\n
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio ultimately won the race, with Mir believing he missed his shot by taking too long to overtake Pedro Acosta for second.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, honestly, I had to be very focused behind Pedro,\u201d Mir added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI let him do all the hard work at the beginning of the race. He was riding very good.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, our riding becomes very similar, so I didn\u2019t have to make a huge effort to follow him.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut, yeah, then probably DiGia was riding in a different way and you struggle a bit more to follow.<\/p>\n
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Joan Mir,2026 Catalan MotoGP.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFor me, the key point in the race was when I took too much time to overtake Pedro.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I was making sure that I was not crashing. So, I wanted to be calm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to not make any mistakes. Then DiGia overtook me.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI saw that there was a bit of gap where Fermin was.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when I saw that Fermin was approaching, I overtook Pedro.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think I had something more to fight with DiGia for the race. But before running, you have to walk, and it\u2019s ok.\u201d<\/p>\n
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