Joan Mir, who was named Motorcyclist of the Year for the Medis Grupo, provided the opportunity for a press conference with the Spanish media. The world champion spoke about Marc Marquez, whom he happened to meet a few days ago.
“I hope Marc will be back in the tests or in the first race, the sooner the better – he said – I met him a few days ago in Lerida, I was there to train and he accompanied his brother Alex “.
It was an opportunity to exchange a few words.
“He congratulated me on the title – I continued – It is clear that it is a difficult moment for him, nobody likes what happened to him so I want him to come back soon and like before. “
Joan wants to defend the title against Marc …
“That brings pressure and motivation, that’s clear I can see how I fight with Marquez next year – he explained – I was very consistent in order to win the title and I can continue to do so. I know Marc is too, so we have to improve a few things, both on the bike and on me. “
The media eventually asked Me if he would prefer to hit teammates Rins or Marc.
“Definitely Marc. Why? I’ll keep the answer to myself, but it’s pretty clear, ”he said.