Joan Mir, low for the Argentine Grand Prix

Joan Mir will not run in the Argentine Grand Prix this Sunday. Following a morning medical, the 2020 world champion was declared ineligible to race by MotoGP and circuit medical staff due to head and neck trauma.

Subjected to CT and ultrasound test at Hospital Santiago del Estero, Physiological cervical lordosis was confirmed and the Balearic pilot continued to experience feelings of nausea and dizziness.

the balearic pilot He explained in a short tweet that he was “innocent”but considered that “it is better not to take risks”.

So Mir referred to his defeat for the Argentine MotoGP Grand Prix taking place at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit.

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“After yesterday’s heavy crash, I won’t participate in the race. I didn’t break anything, but for my safety and that of others, it is better not to take any chances. Thank you very much for your support, it’s time to recover to return to one hundred percent at the GP of the Americas,” he said on his account.

Mir had an accident in the opening turn of the Sprint race. He left the track on a stretcher and was transferred to the Medical Center where they failed to appreciate the fractures to his right ankle, which was the most painful, although he sustained a head injury when the flight landed.

Doctor Charte preferred to send him by helicopter to the reference hospital in Santiago del Estero to submit him to a complete check-up, especially in the head, he suffered from headaches, and ankles.

The Honda rider will return home to Europe to continue his recovery and be fully prepared for the Grand Prix of the Americasfrom April 14 to 16.