Joan Mir and Alex Rins will s💮tart today’s Qatar MotoGP from a disappointing e🍸ighth and tenth respectively after failing to show the GSX-RR’s true potential in Q2. 

Although lap times were very close throughout the top ten, Mir and Rins eventually ended Q2 four tenths down on pole sitter Jorge Martin. 💞;

Having finished practice first and third on combined times, their new engine providing serious top speed and 📖the bike looking as good as ever in the corners, a c💝hallenge for pole looked certain heading into qualifying. 

And while a race win could still come Suzuki’s way, Mir and Rins will now experience the difficulty of trying to overtake Ducati bikes - something that was extremel♈y difficult to do in 2021 - as three are posꦚitioned ahead of Mir and four ahead of Rins. 

Despite calling it a 'positive day' as a wh𒐪ole, Mir added: "It’s been a positive day overall; we’ve been working a lot for the race and trying to improve the bike. We use✤d FP4 to work on tyres and it was useful. 

"I expected a bit more in qualifying, but I was struggling a lot against the wind. However,ꦉ our position isn’t too bad – especially as all tꦫhe riders were so close. 

"I set my fastest lap alone, so I’m not too upset bဣecause that’s not easy. I can feel a big improvement c𒉰ompared to last year and my pace could be good in tomorrow’s race."

Like Mir, Rins feels the race could bring a different outcome, however, the Spaniard was left frus𒊎trated by his Q2 showing which saw him set a time slower than his 🎃best in FP2. 

"I’m not happy with the result because I was expecting a bit more,꧒ but I know that I gave 100% so we need to understand what went wrong to end up 10th," added Rins 

"The times between ♍everybody are very close, but overall we’re going in the right direction. 

"Even though it’s not the best placeꦬ to 𒊎start from, I think I can still have a good race. We just need to work a bit tonight and tomorrow morning. 

"In FP4 I tried a few things with the bike and some different tyre options, and that has allowed me to feel prepare🐓d and ready for the race."