Joan Mir will miss this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring through an injury picked up as a result of a 300km/h crash during Monday’s post-Brno test. Mir crashed his GSX-RR machine through Turn 1 at roughly 300km/h, the Spaniard requiring trackside medical assistance shortly after the incident before being transported to the circuit medical centre. He was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary contusion and moved to Brno’s local hospital so he could be kept under observation. Despite not suffering any other injuries, Suzuki have decided to allow Mir to rest in order to be fully fit for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in a fortnight’s...
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