Alberto Puig’s blunt assessment of Joan Mir’s future at Honda
“Normally a rider, when things are not workingꩵ, he gets a little bit…"

Alberto Puig insists he ha𒅌s not entered talks with the unhappy Joan Mir over his Honda future.
Mir has endured a miserabl⛦e ex✤perience since joining Repsol Honda at the start of last year.
He has previously discussed a premature retirement and, more recently, has spoken about leaving when his conꦬtract ex🍒pires at the end of the year.
Repsol Honda teaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚm boss Puig was asked if he has an update on Mir’s plans.
“No,” he said in Mugell🍸o. “Normally a rider, when things are not working, he gets a little bit…
“Of course, we fully understand he’s not happy.
“But for now, frankly speaking,ಌ we are trying to focus - all of us, him, Luca, all of the team - on trying t💝o fix the bike’s problems.
“So we still have nꦚot got to a🎶 discussion, regarding a renewal.
“Sooner or later - this month, this summer, June or Ju🐽ly - we will have to make some decisions.
“We will go from there.”
Honda are firmly🏅 stranded at the back of the grid.
Mir is 17th in❀ the MotoGP standings after Mugello.
His teammate Luca Marini, a new recruit this season to r🍃eplace Marc Marquez, is strug💛gling even more so than Mir.
Mar💝ini is the only full-time rider ꧂without a single point this season.
Mir has been linked with a move to Trackhouse, the Aprilia sateඣllite outfit run by Davide Brivio.
Brivio worked🐼 with⛦ Mir during his Suzuki days, when he won the 2020 title.

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