With four victories obtained in seven Grands Prix, Mir masterfully dominates the Moto3 World Championship, with 133 points against 88 for second Romano Fenati, 85 for third Aron Canet and 80 for fourth Fabio di Giannantonio. The Marc VDS Racing team announced during the Catalan race that it would welcome him into Moto2 next year.
As we approach the halfway point of the season, which will take place after the German GP, we take an update with Leopard Racing Team Technical Director Christian Lundberg.
“We are at a crucial point in the season: winning 4 races and getting on 5 podiums positions us well for the rest of the championship. After Mugello, we were afraid that Joan would be the target of many drivers throughout the season.
“Instead, Joan, with this last lap in Barcelona, managed to manage a difficult situation, even if at the limit, to win the race and not settle for a podium. He demonstrated to his adversaries that they had to attack and put up a real fight.
What about the team's mood following the announcement of Mir's move to Moto2?
“We are motivated, enthusiastic, in the stand and hospitality where we live in a pleasant atmosphere. We are also delighted that Joan has already secured an agreement for his future: although next year he will ride in Moto2, he will always remain in our hearts as one of our family.
“Now we have to be 100% focused on this championship and not make any mistakes, trying to continue what we have done so far.
“I think this year is the highest level Championship I have seen. There are a lot of riders capable of fighting to win, running much faster than last year.
“Last Sunday's Moto3 race was 6 seconds faster than the 2016 season. All this makes our job more difficult, but at the same time rewarding.
“We are going to Assen with the same mentality as in Barcelona, although we know that there will be a big group of drivers together racing in the Netherlands and that it will be really difficult to fight only with our rivals in the Championship ranking. It will be difficult, but we know that in complicated races Joan has always obtained good results. »
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