The Majorcan Joan mir celebrated his 50th race in Aragon since his Moto3 Grand Prix debut at Phillip Island in 2015. The 3 Moto2017 World Champion will join Suzuki in MotoGP in 2019. Currently in Moto2 at Marc VDS Racing, he will therefore only have spent one year in this intermediate category. In search of his first victory, he is in contention for a final podium in the general classification. A rank that would give cachet to his rapid promotion to the elite. However, Joan Mir is not the type to doubt…
Moreover, when the question is asked about whether he is ready, at 21, to take on this arrival in MotoGP, he answers without batting an eyelid: “ yes, absolutely ". He specifies : " I will be riding a Suzuki in a factory team, so I have to show what I can do. I will have a lot to learn but I expect to be quick ».
To make himself understood, he takes two examples: Marc Marquez et Maverick Vinales : " both are of course among the best in the world, but I also think that if Maverick could be fast in his first year in MotoGP, why wouldn't I be able to do it? Of course, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself because I'm still young. But I will be at Suzuki, in a very good factory team and of course always 100% ».
Car Joan mir always gives his all. Even with an official MotoGP contract in his pocket, he is not giving up in Moto2: “ if anything, it makes me even hungrier. For me, I have to fight for victory in every race. I need this to feel good about myself. I'm not the type of person who says, okay, I have a contract with Suzuki for next year and now I don't need to put in any effort. I'm not like that. I always give 100%. The opposite would not be professional ».
Joan mir took three podiums this year, in France, Italy and Germany where he signed his best result in his young Moto2 career to date, a second place.
