The 2020 world champion was one of the strongest riders through practice for the Qatar weekend, though tyre problems left him struggling to sixth in the race.
His start to the Indonesian GP weekend wasn’t as strong, with technical issues thwarting him in the afternoon, while yellow flags on his final flying laps on soft rubber stopped him from advancing on a lowly 20th.
With weather forecasts predicting rain to potentially affect FP3, Mir could be locked into a volatile Q1 qualifying group that includes both factory Honda riders and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia.
“Honestly, today, FP2 was tough,” Mir said. “We had some problems, some mechanical issues and also some trouble with the front brake.
“It was not the best FP2. Then with the soft tyre I was not able to improve the lap time because of the yellow flags.
“Every time I was coming faster there was one yellow flag on track and I had to slow down. Nothing positive about this FP2. There’s not much to say.”
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