Joan Mir has followed teammate Alex Rins to get his MotoGP contract extended for two more seasons beyond 2020 with Suzuki.
Rins was confirmed to remain with Suzuki last month as the Spaniard signed a new deal amid COVID-19 pandemic. The MotoGP race winner admitted that it was more of a formal signature as the discussions to stay on was already ongoing for several months.
Following his teammate, Mir has also been confirmed to stay with Suzuki until the 2022 MotoGP season, which means the Japanese manufacturer will see no change in their rider line-up for at least three consecutive seasons from now.
Mir made his MotoGP debut last year after winning the Moto3 title in 2017 and finishing sixth in Moto2 in 2018. It was a fast-track promotion but the Spaniard did not disappoint as much as he finished 12th with 92 points and a best result of fifth in Australia.
“I’m extremely happy to sign with Suzuki for another two years – renewing is the best thing that could happen and it’s a dream come true again,” said Mir. “It’s really important for me to continue because now I have more time to learn and more time to show my potential.
“Two years can go by quickly, but I am ready to arrive at a higher level, and we are working every day to make that happen. I am also so pleased on a personal level because I have a really good team and crew around me.
“I really want to thank everyone at Suzuki for their confidence in me, and let’s see if I can get the results that we’re capable of.” At the same time, team manager Davide Brivio, stated: “We are very happy to have reached an agreement with Joan Mir and have him complete our line up for the next two years.
“We consider Joan a very talented rider and it is important to continue together to take full advantage of the experience that we have built so far, and trying to improve even more. We are also happy to have a young team with two very strong riders such as Alex and Joan, which has always been our real target.
“This allows us to look to the future with confidence. I would like to thank Joan for trusting us with his future and also the whole Suzuki Motor Corporation who supports us. Being able to extend the agreements with both Alex Rins and Joan Mir during such an extraordinary and strange moment in history is a sign that give us high hopes for the future, and encouragement to all the fans to look ahead with positivity and optimism, with the hope of being able to get back on track as soon as possible.”
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