Not even this year we will see the number 1 on the disguise of the world champion in MotoGP. Joan Mir had promised to say today what his starting number would be in 2021 and he chose number 36. The “fashion” to give up the number 1 was started by Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez followed him. In MotoGP, however, Stoner, Hayden and Lorenzo all drove with the number 1.
“The number will be the same as always, the faithful # 36. I think it would have been really great to use # 1, a unique experience and a dream, but I think 36 is the number I worked with got tough and it got me where I am now: winning two world championships. I think my job is not over yet. I have to work with this number more than ever in order to win more and more titles and have more chances to decide which number I will drive next season. That doesn’t mean that if it happens again I won’t choose number 1, but right now it’s 36, the number that represents hard work and best suits me, but it wasn’t an easy decision. “ explained to me in the video that you can find above.