Alex Rins felt 'destroyed' after 'not normal' grip issues on his Suzuki MotoGP bike relegated him from first to seventh in the BritishGP.
The 2020 world champion says being mired in the pack for the race led to his front tyre overheating, which caused his crash.
“Well, the temperatures were higher than the previous days and being behind the group during a lot of laps produced that maybe I overheated the front a bit more than I wanted,” Mir said.“But I was trying to manage and go with the fresh air, but it was difficult because I was there in the group.“I think we have to improve the grip a bit more because from Turn 16 to the main straight, probably I was losing three or maybe four tenths in that right-hander.
"So, this is the important thing of this weekend. I didn’t want to finish the race with a crash, but I gave the maximum. “I think we could have gone a bit forward in the next laps because I was feeling fine but we’ll never.”