The official Suzuki Mir is rightfully the 2020 MotoGP World Champion. A crown acquired thanks to serious work, a consistency that his colleagues should envy, a strength of character strengthened for a title already won in Moto3 and a speed which gave him a victory. Only here, he took the scepter from Marc Marquez who had capitulated in the open field in the first match in Jerez due to an injury. Since then, detractors, including sore loser peers, have imposed on him the idea that he brought to life by default. What's starting to annoy him...
In an interview on the site Mundodeportivo, the reigning World Champion showed signs of weariness on a theme which is submitted to him recurrently: that of his title won in the absence of a Marc Marquez forfeit due to injury. Which is one of the hazards of competition. Many would secretly like to be in his place, but as they were finally beaten, the opportunity is good for them to minimize their failure in the face of Joan mir.
That being said, Joan mir had so far responded lukewarmly to the insinuations. But this time he was more direct, now a little over two weeks into the journey to the Qatar where the offseason then the start of the season will take place...
Mir: “Marc Marquez is one of the best or the best in history”
The Majorcan says: “ I don't care what people say, I do my job and I give 100%. I'm not at all obsessed after Marc Marquez and his return. That day will inevitably come and we hope that Marc will be recovered so that I can do a good job on the track. And fight with him who is one of the best or the best in history ».
He adds : " to silence the detractors, well yes, let him come back, but we have work to do beyond beating Marc Márquez, we have to beat everyone on the track. I do my job and give 100% like I did in 2020, I gave 100% and I saw that I could win the championship. I'm going to give 100% again this year, and I'll see how far I can go. We will see what level we will have, and to what extent we can fight. Because it's not every year you can win a World Championship and I'm very aware of that ". Sure, but Marc Marquez still won six in seven years...
