Regardless of a change in philosophy and the added benefit of MotoGP’s new concession system, Honda has up to now been unable to show its fortunes round, with the RC213V remaining the weakest bike on the grid.
The Spanish rider has admitted that he’s not anticipating a right away enchancment in efficiency of the Japanese producer, because it may nonetheless take time to construct on the course it discovered on the Jerez take a look at final month.
“We have now the identical bike we began the season with, we will not ask for various outcomes,” Mir conceded.
“We’re struggling in particular areas. Each time I’m going into the field I complain about the identical factor, everyone knows that, now it is time for a response.
“Within the Jerez take a look at they understood the trail we now have proven them and now we now have to attend for these folks to convey one thing in that course, I do not understand how lengthy [it will take] to begin to see modifications in that course. That is the fact.”
Mir, who’s now in his second season with the beleaguered Tokyo-based marque, is conscious of the impression the uncompetitive bike is having on his physique.
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Workforce
Photograph by: Marc Fleury
Requested how lengthy he can look forward to Honda to react and convey tangible enhancements on its bike, the 2020 world champion stated: “I don’t know, I say that and I’m fully sincere. I don’t know how lengthy my physique can take this.
“I believed I wasn’t going to make it this far, and right here I’m. I am attempting to do my job as greatest I can, attempting to be in entrance of everybody, attempting to do good races, however you may’t anticipate miracles.”
Honda’s continued troubles in MotoGP come at a time when Mir is debating his future on the Repsol-backed staff, with some paddock rumours suggesting he might be match for the Trackhouse staff, led by his former Suzuki boss Davide Brivio.
The 2020 champion made a poignant remark about how becoming a member of Honda has proved to be detrimental for plenty of riders lately.
“The fact is that whoever leaves Honda in the previous couple of years does worse than once they are available,” he stated.
“That is the fact and, moreover, there isn’t a exception, no person leaves Honda higher than they got here in. You need to cope with this example as greatest you may and attempt to see what I really feel like doing. That’s the subject.
“I’m satisfied that we are going to have choices, not those I would love, in all probability not, however we can have choices. We’re nonetheless giving gasoline and I’m satisfied that with a aggressive bike we will likely be on the entrance very quickly.”
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Workforce
Photograph by: Marc Fleury
Mir feels he’s now higher in a position to deal with the state of affairs at Honda, as his personal efficiency on observe has improved even because the RC213V has fallen additional behind its rivals.
“I am calm, final 12 months I’d say that this example was a little bit bit an excessive amount of for me and I wasn’t performing on the degree I may,” he stated. “Now this bike is rather a lot worse than final 12 months’s and I have been driving sooner.
“I am in a greater second, I really feel good bodily and I see that the limitation will not be me. Quite the opposite, final 12 months I used to be hesitating and I wasn’t performing on the degree anticipated of me.”