Joan Mir was immediately included on Thursday’s Media Day of the Aragon Grand Prix as soon as it was confirmed that he had passed a medical examination on his broken ankle on the brutal highside at the start of the Austrian race.
“In the test they made me run on one foot in a room and my foot was a bit swollen, but I feel fine, although I’m not one hundred percent,” said the Mallorcan who returned after being dropped in Misano.
“I know I’m going to be hurt, but that’s the weekend, especially because I don’t want to miss two races and the key this weekend is to recover well, not to burn, ice… and from here, try put myself in the right place from the first free practice sessions after missing a race and the Misano test”, commented the 2020 MotoGP world champion.
Of his team signing Repsol-Honda as Marc Márquez’s partner in 2023, he said between smiles: “I am very happy with the announcement because after many races you asked me about my future, you will not ask me anymore, but I will not come at the best moment for. Honda, but we know what factory it is and the potential they have and coming this way it gives more interest than if you come in good times like before.”
“The difficulty of the challenge is what makes it interesting. When we come to Suzuki it is a long-term project, for the future, and we carry it out, so why can’t we achieve good results with them?” Joan Mir wondered about the challenge of Honda.
Now he’s thinking about closing his Suzuki stage in the best possible way: “The important thing is that this year we have to finish in the best possible way with Suzuki and we will have time to think about Honda, to see if we are capable of fighting for podiums and victories between now and the end of the year”
About who the champion sees in 2020 as a candidate for the title does not want to comment. “I wouldn’t prefer any of the two… or three,” he said, although he clarified: “I can see how Pecco will come in these last races, with Quartararo always there, but he has to manage and break this streak, because if they don’t have wins in red. As for Aleix, he hasn’t done much in these last races, even if they are circuits that are not very favorable.”
Source: La Verdad
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