Zone Mir It is said that it is “easy to hide behind the phone” and criticize the Motogp Riders after achieving your young woman podium with Honda in the last weekend. Japanese Grand Prix,
Mir Factory stood third behind Ducati Duo Francaco gardenia And Mark marks In Motegi, the Portuguese GP of 2021 eliminated 1,422-day drought for its final podium finish with Suzuki.
Despite achieving the 2020 title on merit with his continuity, Mir faced suspicion from critics who questioned whether his championship was due to luck and lack of strong competition on the grid.
After Suzuki’s departure in late 2022, Mir moved to Honda with Mark Markeys, but it was difficult to subdue an ineffective RC213V for just one top -10 finishing in its first two years with HRC.
However, Honda was able to distribute his ability in Japan with a major progress with its bike this season, booking a place on the front ro in qualifying before finishing third in the race on Sunday.
Asked if he was aware that some people do not respect him as former world champions, Mir emphasized that he has never lost his achievements in Motogp.
He said, “Normally in sports, what you do in your previous race, but (this) is not especially with me (case). I think everyone has the same problem,” he said.
“Hide behind the phone and no one gives any benefit, but in the end, I know what I achieved.
“People who know a little about this world, and in general about the game, give everything the same value. It’s not that I was super good today and I was a disaster yesterday.
“I can’t do much. I think we are in touch with all these people, which is fantastic for one part, but on the other (hand) we are in touch with critics and hate. It is not changing my life. It has never changed anything.”
Zone Mir, Honda HRC
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In its first season with Honda in 2023, Mir ended at the bottom of the standing, scoring just 26 points for the team partner Marx than 96.
Last year, he finished 21st in the championship, defeating Team-Mate’s second factory Honda Luka MariniBut LCR Duo finished Johan Zarko And Takki nakagami,
Over the years, his struggles weighed so much that he considering retiring from Motogi before signing a new two -year deal with Honda by the end of the current rule cycle.
As RC213V became more competitive this year, their form also improved, and after retiring 10 of the first 16 Grands Prix, he finally achieved his success in front of Honda’s top brass in Japan.
Mir admitted that he had not estimated his struggles in Honda, but he feels that the podium of a house was a worthy reward for the Sakura-based manufacturer, who was working tirelessly to roam around his motorogi program.
“The reality is that it has been a very difficult period for me,” he said. “From the day we decided to go to Honda in a difficult period, we already knew that we could be without good results for a long time. But I could not imagine this time.
“The reality is that it has been a super hard period. I never gave up, tried – not always but sometimes – to see positive things happening with us.
“Now, you can imagine how good the taste of the podium is. I enjoyed every lap of this race while fighting with these people. It was a long time that I was not doing it (fight from front).
“Just super happy for the team, they are very entitled. Also, here in Japan, I can’t think of a better place to make my comeback. Just Super Happy for Honda. Thanks to him, they deserve it.”
