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The competition only got tighter on the second day in Spielberg, narrow margins separating Luca Marini and Joan Mir as they finished nose to tail in a chaotic Sprint race. Both sides of the garage finding more pace for a Sunday recovery. Starting the day with sixth place in a… read more.
An incredible effort during Qualifying saw Joan Mir equal his best qualifying as a Honda rider with fifth, but lady luck once again left as the lights went out. Luca Marini worked through a complicated day to take 15th. Hopes of more to come on Sunday for both Honda HRC… read more.
Honda HRC Castrol began Saturday in Germany with clear targets to achieve, Joan Mir and Luca Marini both making it through a treacherous Sprint race in 14th and 16th. Hopeful of delivering on his untapped potential from Friday, Joan Mir was quick to get out on track to understand the… read more.
The resolve of the Honda HRC Castrol team was tested again in Assen, Aleix Espargaro taking the chequered flag in the Sprint while Joan Mir endured double disappointment but both remained focused on the positives from steady improvements. Having found their base on Friday, Aleix Espargaro and Joan Mir were… read more.
The hard work continued for Honda HRC Castrol at round nine, Joan Mir and Takaaki Nakagami diligently working throughout a complicated weekend to capture 14th and 15th in the Sprint. Temperatures and tensions continued to rise in Mugello as the MotoGP weekend entered the business section with Qualifying and the… read more.
Steadily making his way forward from 11th on the grid, Joan Mir’s Sprint was ended early by another rider. Saturday in Aragon would be a largely luckless day for Joan Mir on the Honda HRC Castrol machine. A crash at the end of Free Practice 2 meant Mir headed into… read more.
Steps forward in Qualifying for Luca Marini as he earned eighth on the grid via Q1 after impressive overnight gains, the Italian and teammate Joan Mir fighting on the edge of the points in an electric Sprint race. Melancholic clouds hung over the Silverstone circuit as the second day of… read more.
