Regardless of a change in philosophy and the added benefit of MotoGP’s new concession system, Honda has to this point 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 an instantaneous enchancment within the 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 deliver one thing in that course, I do not understand how lengthy [it will take] to begin to see adjustments 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 affect the uncompetitive bike is having on his physique.
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Group
Picture by: Marc Fleury
Requested how lengthy he can watch for Honda to react and produce tangible enhancements on its bike, the 2020 world champion stated: “I do not know, I say that and I’m fully sincere. I do not 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 finest I can, attempting to be in entrance of everybody, attempting to do good races, however you possibly can’t anticipate miracles.”
Honda’s continued troubles in MotoGP come at a time when Mir is debating his future on the Repsol-backed crew, with some paddock rumours suggesting he could possibly be a great match for the Trackhouse crew, 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 quite a lot of riders lately.
“The truth 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, apart from, there isn’t a exception, no person leaves Honda higher than they got here in. It’s a must to take care of this case as finest you possibly can and attempt to see what I really feel like doing. That’s the difficulty.
“I’m satisfied that we’ll have choices, not those I would really like, most likely not, however we may have choices. We’re nonetheless giving fuel and I’m satisfied that with a aggressive bike we can be on the entrance very quickly.”
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Group
Picture by: Marc Fleury
Mir feels he’s now higher capable of 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 yr I might say that this case was somewhat bit an excessive amount of for me and I wasn’t performing on the stage I may,” he stated. “Now this bike is lots worse than final yr’s and I have been using sooner.
“I am in a greater second, I really feel good bodily and I see that the limitation shouldn’t be me. Quite the opposite, final yr I used to be hesitating and I wasn’t performing on the stage anticipated of me.”