Joan Mir: 'I am confident that we can do more in Portugal. It’s a track that I enjoy and I think we have more potential there.'
The former Suzuki world champion, starting his second season on the RC213V, took 15th – and top Honda - in the Lusail Sprint before narrowly losing out to Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and LCR’s Johann Zarco for top Japanese bike honours with 13th in the grand prix.
“I am looking forward to getting back on the bike and continuing the job we started in Qatar,” said Mir, now working with Marc Marquez's ex-crew headed by Santi Hernandez. “It’s a track that I enjoy and I think we have more potential there. Ready to work, ready to make progress and ready to have another positive weekend on the Honda RC213V.”
“The best thing we can do at the moment is keep riding, so of course it’s great to be heading to Portugal and Portimao,” said the Italian. “It’s a track which is very different to where we have started the year so I am curious to see how the Honda goes there.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Joan Mir: What Alberto Puig and Davide Brivio have in commonJoan Mir: ‘They have some differences, but regarding how they approach the relationship with the rider, they are very similar’
Read more »
Joan Mir top Honda in 15th, Luca Marini last and ‘not expecting to be so far’Joan Mir salvages 15th while new Repsol Honda team-mate Luca Marini is left 21st and last in the Qatar Sprint.
Read more »
Joan Mir: ‘I felt like I had more than Quartararo, tyres then dropped a lot’Joan Mir looked set for 11th place at the Qatar MotoGP before running into tyre wear issues late on.
Read more »
GASGAS Tech3 ‘cannot wait’ to see Acosta ‘express himself’ at Portimao'We cannot wait to see a talent like [Acosta] express himself on such an atypical circuit like Portimao, where he won last season in Moto2'.
Read more »
Maverick Vinales: Portimao is going to be another storyMaverick Vinales still searching for the right balance on the 2024 Aprilia: ‘The difference in the [2024] aerodynamics is pushing the front tyre.’
Read more »
Bezzecchi: Portimao “complicated, demanding, fun” | Di Giannantonio: “top five can be a goal”Marco Bezzecchi playing catch-up heading into round two of the MotoGP season at Portimao, Fabio di Giannantonio sets sights on top five.
Read more »