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Mir, the 2020 world champion, joins Honda on a two-year deal from this season after being left with no experience when Suzuki elected to stop MotoGP on the finish of 2022.
Having made his Honda debut in November within the post-race Valencia check, Mir spent three full days on the RC213V at Sepang this weekend, ending up 12th general and simply over a tenth of a second shy of eight-time world champion Marquez.
Mir says he’s “having fun with” the method of adapting to the Honda, however echoed feedback made by Marquez that the RC213V is “nonetheless far” from being as aggressive as reigning world champions Ducati, who topped all three days of the Sepang check.
Because of this, he says he’s centered on closing that hole fairly than on any private satisfaction in his inter-team battle with Marquez.
“I am glad about these three days,” Mir started. “I used to be in a position to study lots and experience extra within the fashion that the Honda requested to me.
“I am having fun with using in that method, so on daily basis I am using higher and I am having fun with the method.
“If you benefit from the course of, every thing is less complicated, and the lap occasions got here quicker and to experience solely this bike for 3 or 4 days and to have the ability to be this aggressive, I believe it is okay.
“However, we’re nonetheless removed from the Ducatis particularly and the Aprilia. We want a step.
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Crew
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“After all, you all the time have a look at your teammate to see the place the bike is. But when each of us enhance to the Ducatis, I will likely be tremendous glad. So, I am considering extra in regards to the Ducatis.”
Honda labored by an exhaustive testing programme in Malaysia, with Marquez beginning with 4 bikes initially.
Evaluating how Honda works in comparison with how Suzuki used to, Mir famous: “I am glad about the best way of working that they’ve.
“There are much more folks listening to you than in Suzuki. That is good, and likewise there’s much more folks working behind you.”
