Joan Mir, like his other MotoGP colleagues, entered with relief a refreshing winter break after a trying campaign. A moment not to be missed to recharge your batteries before heading back into battle. He knows that there is probably nothing worse than starting this period physically diminished by an injury. Between rest and convalescence, there is a big difference and that is why he sympathizes with the situation of Marc Marquez who does not have to deal with one ailment, but two, and not the least...
Joan mir did a final interview on Motosan before taking up his winter quarters where he will regain his strength for the next season that awaits him. A recovery phase which will not be that of a Marc Marquez who, after a right arm to be consolidated, must now wait for what nature will decide about his diplopia. The official Suzuki knows as much as his contemporaries this situation which he sincerely regrets for someone who is also a rival: “ This injury is a hard blow because he was starting to feel well mentally. It's complicated because it's not an arm but its sight, it's a delicate thing ».
Joan Mir: “ I don't know if he will come back to win«
« It came at a time when he seemed like he hadn't recovered yet, so it's not easy to deal with » adds the 2020 World Champion who nevertheless remains optimistic: “ he is one of the few people who can recover from two such hard blows. He's really going through a bad time. As a driver, I don't like this situation, I hope he recovers quickly. We all want to win, but we want to do it with all the drivers on the track.".
To the question of whether Marc Marquez will one day be able to win by dominating as before, he replies: “ I don't know if he will come back to win. I think so, but I will try to make sure that doesn't happen... But I do: he has great potential, he has won a lot of titles, he is young, he has many years ahead of him ". However, with this note: “ if he recovers well from all this ". We will remember that as Christmas approaches, we should know more about the convalescence of Marc Marquez and in particular on a new intervention on his right eye, already operated on at the beginning of 2012.
