Ten minutes with Repsol Honda new-boy Joan Mir

Joan Mir will wear the colours of the Repsol Honda Team for the first time in 2023 and here tell us us about his feelings, objectives and work ethic in his first appearance as a rider for the most successful team in MotoGP history.

What were your first impressions of the Repsol Honda team making your debut in Valencia? “My first impressions of the Repsol Honda Team at the test were really good. When you come from a different team, you have to get used to the people and the dynamic of work, which is completely different from the one that I that have been in, and I like it. There were a lot of people in the garage, and I enjoyed it. We made a great test and it felt like the first day back in school.”

How do you adjust to this new challenge? “I try to adapt to this new challenge with optimism and the will to start well in a new team. Personally, I always enjoy these types of challenges, getting to know new things: How is the team, the bike, meeting all the people in the team… I enjoyed the test and this process, and I look forward to meeting more people in the team.”

From the physical side, how are you training physically to be ready for next year? “Physically I did not change the approach of my preparation. I just give it a little bit more of intensity. Every year, you give more intensity to try to be more in shape. This year, especially, because I know that the Honda bike is a physical one. I like to train technically and physically and this year I probably am doing more physical training than technical training because I think that I will need it. Overall, I did not change almost anything.”

Coming into the Repsol Honda Team, the most successful team in MotoGP history, what were your thoughts when you first signed the