Joan Mir showed off her cooking skills this Wednesday and took the wheel of a tuktuk in Bangkok before participating in the Thai Grand Prix this weekend.
Mir, MotoGP world champion in 2020, toured the streets of the historic center of the Thai capital on the iconic Thai motor tricyclewhere he even dared to do some skidding, marked by the Italian pilot Franco Morbidelli.
The Spaniard, from the Repsol Honda team, He showed his expertise driving this colorful and famous vehicle to the tourists on the crowded streets of Bangkokduring a promotional event for the grand prix held at the Buriram circuit, about 400 kilometers northeast of the capital.
Before the tuktuk ride, the same rider was joined by Frenchman Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP world champion in 2021, and three other Thai riders from the lower category, They ride the streets of the metropolis on their mounts and visit a Buddhist temple.
To regain his strength, Mir also decided to go to the kitchen and cook Pad Thai, a dish with fried noodles and one of the most popular in Thai cuisine.
Although the Spanish pilot He admits, jokingly, that his cooking skills “are not spectacular.” and until now I have not tried this Thai dish.
After the promotional events, Mir and the other drivers spoke to the media ahead of the official practice, qualifying and race in Thailand.
“I will tackle the weekend as much as possible. In the last races we made a small step forward and we hope to maintain it to finish the season as well as possible,” said the Spaniard, who is aiming to finish in Buriram close to the “top five” after missing last year’s Thai GP due to injury.
Source: La Verdad
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