Joan Mir denies that there is a cause and effect link, but he cannot fail to recognize that there is a surprising concomitance of facts. What is it about ? The parallel between the moment when Suzuki announced its withdrawal from MotoGP at the end of the year, and the collapse of its results. And not just a little. If we compare his capital in points accumulated after twelve races in 2021 and that of this season after as many Grands Prix, we see a dizzying regression of 64 points. This is even the worst result from one year to the next observed among all the drivers competing in the category.
An accounting balance sheet which, in passing, reveals that Fabio Quartararo marked 26 points less thanAleix Espargaró collected some 75 moreover and bagnaia only 5 less... But let's come back to the case of Joan mir. In 2021, after 12 events in the season, he was at the head of 141 units. He has it today, after the dozen departures consumed, only 77.
But that's not all. He also regrets five falls, and this is the worst score ever recorded in his MotoGP career. Even during his rookie year in 2019 he didn't do worse. To give the impression, Joan mir Although he remembers that he was crowned in Moto3 in 2017, and in MotoGP three years later, he is told that he still does not have a podium this year whileAlex Rins, his teammate, has two. The Majorcan is twelfth in this championship, 103 leader lengths fabio quartararo. In the first six MotoGP 2022 races, he had collected three sixth places, two fourths and one retirement at Portimao. In the general classification, he occupied sixth position with 56 points, 33 less than the leader Quarterly.
Joan Mir has only added 21 points to her capital since Suzuki announced its farewell in May
It is therefore nothing to say that the bill has since gotten worse... Over the last six races, there has been a clear collapse for the double world champion: four retirements, a fourth and an eighth place. And we arrive at the famous observation: Joan mir has added only 21 points to its capital since Suzuki announced his farewell in May. At that time, he was convinced to renew his contract. Suddenly he found himself having to look for another team for 2023 and continue the season with a team that won't be there next year. It's not an easy situation, even if it is in difficulties that champions reveal themselves and only think about giving the best of themselves on the bike.
And it is with these low statistics, it is in this period of slack, of breathing space, that he must ensure the rest of his career by presenting himself in front of the motor home Repsol Honda. Who doesn't rush to answer him. Negotiations with HRC have been going on for some time, but the parties have not yet reached the signing stage. There appears to be some discrepancy related to the salary of Mir, who hopes that everything will be resolved soon. He deserves to still be on the grid MotoGP in 2023. Stay out of it due to economic disputes would be a real waste. A situation which visibly undermines the pilot with plummeting results.
