In a few hours, Joan Mir will perhaps be on the roof of the world and in the Pantheon of the Suzuki factory, with Barry Sheene, Marco Lucchinelli, Franco Uncini and Kenny Roberts Jr. However, he will only start twelfth in this penultimate meeting -you of the season. He is therefore not making it easy for himself to find himself on a podium which would allow him to end the season. He obviously has the pressure, but that doesn't stop him from talking about the sporting milestone of his life. Meanwhile, the great elder Valentino Rossi, who could be his father, has already knighted him…
The title is still playable for two drivers Yamaha , but one of the most famous of the brand, in this case Valentino Rossi, already gives the crown, the scepter like the throne to the Suzuki official Joan mir... " Nobody bet on him at the start of the season, but he made great progress in the final races of 2019. He was also strong in winter testing » assesses the Doctor. “ He is very mature, as if he had more experience given the fact that he is very young. He is only competing in his second year of MotoGP and only had one season of Moto2 before that. I think he's an incredible talent ».
Beautiful compliments which lead to this logical conclusion: “ no one would have thought he could win the championship this year. But if he does now, he 100% deserves it. Because he was the most consistent, which is very important this year. He only won one race, but we must not forget that he would have also won in Austria if the race had not been interrupted after the big accident. If he wins the title, it will be a surprise for everyone, but he deserves it 100% “, said the nine-time world champion.
Dinner with Kevin Schwantz
For its part, Joan mir appreciates being at the gates of happiness, and he already imagines what he would do if he crossed them… “ It's very important for Suzuki, for me and for everyone “, he admits. The 3 Moto2017 world champion continues: “ we don't fight for the world champion title every year. It's been a long time since Suzuki won the championship. But it shows that Suzuki has done a good job recently. It would mean a lot to win the world title. Even if it doesn't work, we would be very happy. I would love to be an icon for Suzuki like Kevin Schwantz ».
« I received messages after the last race, also from Kevin Schwantz. It's a true Suzuki icon. It was really a pleasure for me to hear about him. I would like to meet him for dinner sometime and discuss a few things with him. For example, I would be interested in how 500cc two-stroke motorcycles must have been ridden at the time ". So, the restaurant soon? Answer in a few minutes...
