Joan Mir arrives in Valencia this weekend with mixed feelings. Certainly, he is happy to return to a track which gave him his only victory in MotoGP last year and, then, the world title. But in fact, he is also disappointed to remember that, since those good times, there has been no further realization. So he only has this last Grand Prix of the year left to leave the stage with at least one success. Guaranteed to be third in the championship, the Suzuki official is not satisfied with his fate.
Joan mir can already take stock of his season, while there is still a Grand Prix to compete. It will be at Valencia, from this weekend, for a final which will see him, whatever happens, place third in the championship. A result which we obviously cannot be satisfied with when we were World Champion at the end of the previous campaign. And besides, he is not happy with this result: “ It's difficult for me. I don't hide it ", admits the Spaniard in an interview with 'Motorsport-Total.com'. “ I have high expectations of myself. I'm not always happy when I get on the podium. I am someone who likes to win ».
Last year, Mir stood on the podium seven times in 14 races. This year, the pilot Suzuki has only finished in the top 3 six times in 17 races so far. “ Last year I was doing my second season » recalls the teammateAlex Rins. " Then you get to a point where you tell yourself it's season three and you need to improve. I'm going through this situation right now. I was world champion and I got into MotoGP very quickly. This means I can continue to improve “, said the 2020 MotoGP champion.
Joan Mir: “ It's hard to accept that I couldn't win a race for a year«
Last year, Mir was the big surprise of the season. Because he did not get on the podium during his first season in MotoGP. Fifth place in the penultimate race of the season was the best result. “ I struggled hard the first year. But I've only been competing in the motorcycle world championship for four years "He recalls.
« Now I'm in the sixth season. So I'm still new here and I can continue to improve. But this year, I haven't even been where I thought I would be. It's hard to accept that I couldn't win a race for a year. It's not the right time for me ", ended Joan mir.
