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It's folded! Joan Mir, at the age of 23, perfectly managed the race of his life, at the end of which a MotoGP World Champion title awaited him. A lot of pressure for this new generation driver. We thought that she had found her leader in Fabio Quartararo. But it is indeed Joan Mir who reveals himself as is, his teammate in Moto3 in a 2017 season where he had already been crowned. He is the second Majorcan to dominate in the premier category of Grands Prix with Jorge Lorenzo. He also entered the Suzuki legend. Meanwhile, at Fabio Quartararo, everything is collapsing…

The Frenchman, after his retirement following a fall and while he was fighting for places outside the points, saw not only his illusions disappear but also his position as leader in his team dissolve. His teammate Franco Morbidelli by achieving this Sunday, it equals the number of victories in the season, i.e. three, and rises to second place in a championship where the Frenchman slips to fifth, tied with Dovizioso who is already in his sabbatical year.

For the Niçois, it's simple: he was aiming for the supreme crown this year and he risks finishing in a worse position than last year. But he can save the honor of Portimao, the last round of this astonishing season.

Fabio Quartararo must save honor

In fact, until Pol Espargaro, the place of vice-world champion is still up for grabs. It's better to look ahead than worry about what's behind, like the official KTM leaving for Honda and who recorded, in this second race in Valencia, his fifth podium in 2020 and second in a row…

Finally, we will note the congratulations of Marc Marquez who leaves his crown without a fight. It's time for him to come back, because Joan mir is announced, with his mentality of steel and his regularity declined on a Suzuki at the top of his game, as a tough opponent to say the least...

MotoGP Valencia-2 Championship: classification

 

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