The winter break has perhaps never been so welcome for Joan Mir who is coming out of this 2022 season visibly exhausted physically and morally. He was injured and withdrew from this campaign which he finished on the rim with a problem of compartment syndrome which could lead him to go see the man with the scalpel. Enough to be tested and the 2020 World Champion was immediately tested by learning that Suzuki would not continue its GSX-RR adventure beyond this 2022 vintage. He gives his assessment, but also that of the two riders who are facing each other for the title…
Joan mir had the worst season of his career this year. A sad observation of which he is not just the victim. He is also the author of his own misfortune and he readily admits it. Because the announced withdrawal of Suzuki affected his teammate just as much alex rins, which still materialized on these occasions this year with the GSX-RR. During this time Mir lost its colors: when I feel the pressure in the title fight, and I know I have to give my all, then I grow beyond myself. But When hard times come and motivation drops, I sink a little more than I should. I have to learn lessons from this for next year » he admits on speedweek.
Because this endgame story of Suzuki in MotoGP undermined him until the evening of the last Grand Prix in Valencia : " I didn't want to celebrate the end because it wasn't a happy day for me. We will never work together as a team again, it made me sad », underlined the pilot of 25 years. “ During the season I was able to manage the idea well, but in the end it was difficult. It affected me more than I expected ».
Joan Mir: “ Pecco Bagnaia has always shown that he is the fastest«
He adds : " we will never know what would have happened if Suzuki had not decided to withdraw. We do not know it. We struggled in some races, but overall, our bike was competitive ". That being said, we will have to pass this milestone, and quickly, because what awaits him for the next two years under the awning Repsol Honda promises to be even more delicate… A situation of which he is well aware, the proof: “ that's how it is in motorcycle sport and we have to deal with it professionally. I will have other problems to solve next year…There are always problems, so I have to learn from this year ».
That being said, this bout of depression did not prevent him from closely following the duel between Pecco Bagnaia et fabio quartararo, and this is what he thought: “ seen from the outside, it was a very good season, both had a good season. Pecco made a lot of mistakes in the first half of the season and a few later, but he always showed he was the fastest. The thing with Fabio is that he started off really well, but in the latter part of the season he went off the rails a bit ". Less than himself, in any case, given the results.
