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Joan Mir was the last Honda rider to finish in the Le Mans Sprint Race. His 14th place is the mirror of his difficulties with the RC213V, and the comparison with Marc Marquez is merciless. The Spanish rider knows this perfectly well and doesn’t deny it.
“This race was very hard for me. I had problems stopping the bike and holding the line,” he explained. “I couldn’t do what I wanted. At the moment, the team doesn’t understand what I need to go fast, and I don’t know what I need to ride this bike better. I tried to change my style, but I’m not natural, and I’m always wide. The fact is that I struggled, today, yesterday. Let’s see what happens tomorrow.”
Do you need an entirely different bike for yourself?
“I think we can fix this one. I’ve never been able to improve here since the FP1. I know how to ride but, when I try to push, it gets more complicated. They have to understand my style. I can change something as a rider, but not everything, so it’s a compromise. We couldn’t get the bike to work. We took the wrong direction, and I can’t push.”
Are you afraid of ending up like Jorge Lorenzo or Pol Espargarò?
“Of course I’m scared. I want to win, and it’s difficult for a rider like me to see me in the position I’m in. My motivation is to win, get on the podium, stay ahead. These results are my fuel, and I haven’t had it in a long time. I need it. I remember here last year, with the Suzuki. I was racing a second faster.”
What do you think of yesterday’s meeting with the Stewards?
“We insisted that they be more uniform in judgment and simplify things a bit. We’ll see what they’ll do. I can only trust in them. I have bigger problems than worrying about penalties,” he said laughing.
