Barely off his factory Honda after finishing 3rd in the Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP 2025 in Motegi, Joan Mir spoke to the cameras of the official website MotoGP.com with the joy of having returned to the podium, he who had not been there since 2021. On Honda's home turf this weekend, the Spanish rider regained confidence and displayed a big smile when speaking "hot off the press".
We report his remarks here without any formatting.
🎤 Joan, this is very special: your first podium with Honda, your first since 2021. We felt it was coming, but it must be special to get it here in Motegi.
Joan Mir: “Yes, it’s been a long, long time since I had this feeling. You can’t imagine how happy I am. I think it’s coming at the perfect time for us. We fought a lot for this, you can believe it, and everyone has worked for this moment so thank you very much to the team for the work they did, for all the effort they made to give me a competitive bike, and also for all the effort they made to help me in the difficult moments. It’s incredible, I’m so happy. I hope we can continue like this, which is the hardest part, but once we get a podium, once we do it, I think now we just have to do it again so I’m happy.”
Results Grand Prix of Japan 2025 :
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