Honda’s Joan Mir stated the Japanese producer is aware of why his MotoGP bike broke down through the Portuguese Grand Prix, however “I do not know.”
The 2020 world champion confirmed sturdy tempo all through the weekend in Portimao however was unable to translate that right into a race outcome as a consequence of a sequence of technical points.
Within the dash, a clutch downside precipitated him to fall to the again of the grid on the opening lap, forcing him to pit.
Then, within the Grand Prix, he was eradicated from the start as a consequence of an unrelated downside.
Forward of this weekend’s Valencia Grand Prix, Joan Mir stated Honda identified what occurred to his bike in Portugal final Sunday, however he does not know what they discovered.
However he additionally dismissed his technical drama as “a part of the evolution” of this 12 months’s bike.
“Effectively, the groups are. I am no. I do not know. But when they perceive what occurred to keep away from these races, then superb,” he stated.
“I believe that is additionally a part of the evolution of bikes.
“Issues like this may occur. It is unlucky that it occurs two in a row.”
“I don’t assume this has occurred traditionally, however that’s a part of it.
“I am unable to say a lot about it. We simply should try to keep away from it for the long run.
“As you possibly can think about, I used to be pissed off in Portimao.
“Nevertheless, I’ve made many errors previously, so I’ve no regrets.
“The vital factor is that, if doable, we will be sturdy right here too.
“I believe we had been among the many quickest in Portimao, so the boldness degree is excessive. So we need to do the identical right here.”
If Honda had been to attain 9 factors over the weekend in Valencia, they’d enter the winter of 2026 with out receiving any main concessions.
The primary one is a freeze on engine growth, with the Japanese model planning to introduce three main upgrades to the motor in 2025 based mostly on present concession rankings.
