Joan Mir had an extremely positive and significant performance at the Motegi MotoGP, achieving his first podium with Honda and his first podium finish since 2021.
Summary of his performance and what he said:
Performance Highlights:
- Race Result (Grand Prix): He finished 3rd, securing his debut podium with the factory Honda team at their home race.
- Qualifying: He had a sensational qualifying session, putting his Honda on the front row in 2nd place, matching his best MotoGP qualifying result. He said the second position felt like a “pole position” given the team’s struggles.
- Sprint Race: He finished 4th in the Sprint, which was a career-best Sprint result for him.
What Joan Mir Said:
- On the Podium: He described the weekend as “A perfect one, honestly.” He was extremely happy and relieved, saying, “Just fantastic, super happy for myself and for Honda. After what we have been through, to get this first podium especially here in Japan, it is really special.”
- On the Long Wait for a Podium: Mir had a 67-race podium drought before this result. He acknowledged the difficulty, saying, “I could not imagine that amount of time… The reality is that it has been a super-difficult period. I just never gave up, trying to see the positives… now you can imagine how nice the taste of this podium is.”
- On the Race Strategy: He mentioned he was “attacking under brakes a lot to save the tyres” in the first half of the race, which allowed him to “open a gap and manage” the second half.
- On Fighting for Position: He stated, “I just enjoyed every lap of this race, fighting with these guys after a long time not doing it,” and thanked Honda, adding, “I cannot think of a better place to do our comeback and just super-happy for Honda, thank you to them – they deserve it.”
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