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Breakthrough ride for Joan Mir? ‘I think we could be close to Jorge and Fabio’
Despite a challenging start to the season and being sidelined by injuries, the 2020 world champion, Joan Mir, managed to score points in only one of the first 12 rounds/24 races. However, his fortunes turned around during the Indian Grand Prix, where he showed significant improvement in form. Despite falling from the lead group during the Saturday Sprint, Mir finished fifth in the Sunday race, just behind Brad Binder’s KTM. Mir expressed his joy with the team’s performance and was pleased to secure a fifth-place finish, which was a great confidence boost. He believes that had he not experienced a rear tire vibration towards the end of the race, he could have even kept up with the podium finishers. Mir also mentioned his desire to switch to the 2024 prototype during the upcoming race in Japan. His teammate, Marc Marquez, managed to recover and finish ninth after falling from fourth position.
Source: Crash
