Joan Mir is still on his cloud from Valencia, stage of the 2020 calendar which crowned him World Champion with his Suzuki. Since then, he has not returned to the handlebars of his GSX-RR, like his other colleagues who will all have him in their sights in 2021. A pressure that he will have to manage at the age of 23 and after a journey of five years in Grand Prix without reproach. With even a Moto3 title in 2017. Before returning to competition, he let himself be confided by revealing a surprisingly great ambition: to do better than Giacomo Agostini!
Joan mir Was he sincere or mischievous in announcing outright: “ the one who won the most titles won 15, right? Well, I'm aiming for 16! ". What is certain is that he is not afraid of attracting attention. The Mallorcan must therefore still win 14 but before continuing his harvest, he appreciates the 2020 harvest by paying tribute to his team, including his teammate alex rins : " in addition to the work done by Suzuki, the bike has improved over the years. Alex is certainly the rider who has spent the most time with Suzuki and given the most feedback »Says Mir. “ He has always been a very good teammate, with a lot of respect on the track. And of course he was always my first opponent ».
An aspect which will undoubtedly be exacerbated in 2021, because this time, it is the World Champion thatalex rins will have to look for: I always wanted to finish in front of him, just like he wanted to be in front of me », Continues Joan Mir. " This is also part of Suzuki's success and the fact that we were on the podium in almost every race ».
Joan Mir also pays tribute to Italy
Suzuki has therefore built its success on technical balance, on good osmosis between its pilots, including with the test pilot Sylvain Guintoli, whose merits have always been praised. But the basis of this success also results from the good synergy put in place within a team with perhaps fewer numbers than certain competitors but united and, therefore, optimized.
An aspect which brings to the forefront the role of a Davide Brivio who, unfortunately, will no longer be part of Hamamatsu's squad in MotoGP, the Italian having chosen a new adventure in Formula 1: " there is something special between Italy and Japan ", said Mir. “Davide Brivio did a remarkable job. Suzuki is Japanese, but also Italian. Because there are a lot of Italians in the stands who bring a breath of fresh air ».
It is " a very good combination of the serenity and seriousness of the Japanese and the good humor of the Italians ", said the pilot Suzuki on Motorsport-total. It remains to be seen whether this atmosphere will survive at the start of Davide Brivio.
