It is a Joan Mir not the least discouraged by a last performance in Portugal, revealing the long road that he will have to travel before being a terror on the Honda, which presents itself at Termas de Rio Hondo for the Grand Prix of Argentina this weekend. From Portimao, on the contrary, he has accumulated energy giving him the desire to fight, to progress, to develop certain things and not only on the RC213V... He will also have all the attention of a Repsol Box of which he will be the only representative. Marc Marquez, forfeited due to injury, will therefore not be replaced by Stefan Bradl.
The route of Termas de rio hondo can be considered as a friend site by Honda who has had good times there in the past while in 2022, Joan mir placed fourth in the Argentine Grand Prix with his Suzuki. Enough to approach this second round of the calendar with optimism and moreover the Mallorcan does not deprive himself of it: “ we are still in the middle of a learning process, it is therefore very advantageous to be able to continue this work a week later » begins the double World Champion in Grand Prix.
Joan Mir: “ Marc Marquez is and will remain the reference towards which we must all move«
Then he adds: “ others complain, but we are happy ". And he explains why. “ We developed new ideas in Portugal and I now look forward to developing them further in Argentina ". He also has some moments from the last meeting in Portimao still in his memory: “ in Portugal, we completed the sprint and the race without any serious incidents – thank goodness. The Quartararo incident can be assessed differently. The rear wheel continued to spin extremely, so I ultimately had to settle for eleventh place in the Grand Prix. ».
« We simply need to improve the RC213V in all areas and every kilometer helps us » he says before concluding with the brand package in his official box Honda : “ of course it is missing in the pit and every nook and cranny of the paddock. Marc is and will remain the reference towards which we must all orient ourselves ».
