Joan Mir addressing Ducati rumour: “If I leave now, I’ll feel like I’m failing”

Joan Mir has firmly declared that his wish is to stay at Honda, despite rumours of a move to Ducati.
Joan Mir, Catalunya MotoGP, 31 August
Joan Mir, Catalunya MotoGP, 31 August

Mir had “offered himself” to Gresini Racin🦂g, according to , amid a debut season with Honda which continues to be utterly miserable.

At the Catalunya MotoGP,🦩 the 2020 world champion addressed 🥃that claim.

“When you’re in a situation like we are, at the mome𓃲nt, then some teams show inter♈est in you,” Mir said.

“This is something great.

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“But what I want is to conti💧nue the project with Honda.

“I feel that if I leave now, I’💙ll feel like I’m failing. I don’t want that.

♋“I want to give more chances but it’s true that we can’t lose more years.”

Asked if his ๊personal 🦄decision was confirmed, Mir replied: “Yes. My decision is to stay. But we want, also, some changes to be closer.”

After Suzuki’s exit from the championship last year, Mir and ♒Alex Rins both moved 🐟to Honda.

Rins, after just half-a-year where he claimed that he wasn’t being relied upon for development, has quit 🉐and will go to Yamaha next year.

Mir, after 10 rounds of the championship, has staggerꦆingly only completed one grand prix, at Portimao on the opening weekend. His teammate Marc Marquez has also completed just one.

No full-time rider is bel▨ow Mir in the MotoGP standings heading into Catalunya.

He even admitted to considering retirement this seaso🐈n due to his struggles with the Honda.

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