After a long rumor regarding the figure of the racer who will be Marc Marquez's partner, Joan Mir finally officially used the Repsol Honda team attribute that he will defend in the 2023 MotoGP.
Previously, Joan Mir had started his work with Honda, but this is the first time the Spaniard can wear the official Repsol Honda team attributes.
Joan Mir was hindered because last year he was still under contract with Suzuki and its sponsors, and was not even allowed to make a statement about Honda throughout last year.
Like the other riders, Mir is proud to be wearing the shirt of this legendary team in MotoGP.
"I think all the riders have led themselves wearing this shirt, so this makes me proud," Mir was quoted as saying. GridOto.com.
However, Mir does not want to be too proud because the Repsol Honda team has a big task for him in MotoGP 2023.
"I am still young to try, I will adapt to this new challenge and be optimistic," Mir continued.
Not to forget, the 2020 MotoGP champion said hello to Marc Marquez, who will be his partner in MotoGP 2023.
Mir invited Marc Marquez to work together to bring back glory to the Repsol Honda team.
"Sharing a garage with Marc Marquez is a real challenge because he is the greatest rider in the world. grid and with the most titles," Mir added.
"Trying to achieve the same target together will be very important, rather than having to work individually. We have to do it together," continued the 2017 Moto3 champion.
Mir seemed unwilling to be immediately proud because he remembered the stories of Jorge Lorenzo or Pol Espargaro who failed to meet the expectations of many people.
"Being part of this team means more pressure, because only a win is a good result here. But we have to be realistic, we've come at a difficult time," he added. rider from Mallorca.
"The key is to adapt quickly to the bike and gain confidence and speed in the first few races. After that, the target is to get close to the podium and achieve good results in the middle of the season. I have to get used to the bike quickly," said Mir.
The 25-year-old also realizes that the bike will be more difficult to control than the Suzuki, but there is great potential there.
"During the test, I was able to follow Marc and share data. He knows very well how this bike works. He can ride what this bike asks, go through corners quickly, which is actually faster than my previous bike," continued Mir.
"The bike gives a different power than the previous bike. We know we are in a difficult time, but the approach will be the same, trying to be as fast as possible to give this jersey the place it deserves," he finished.
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