Joan Mir has confirmed he will leave the factory Honda MotoGP team at the end of 2026 after accusing him of putting the Japanese brand in a position it doesn’t deserve.
Following the conclusion of the Sprint race Catalan Grand Prix, Joan Mir In the year They confirmed what several reports were suggesting, leading until the sixth round of the 2026 MotoGP season.
While the confirmation of arrival is yet to land, Mir is expected to join Gresini’s racing outfit A two-year deal that sees him ride on Ducati machinery until the end of 2028.
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The Spaniard hoped to continue with the factory Honda The team has now revealed what made it change its mind about MotoGP’s new era of technical regulations.
Joan Mir confirmed Honda’s exit after hearing radio silence in Jerez
Unfortunately, Mr. Catalan’s sprint race ended before it could even begin. Approaching the grid for turn one, VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio clipped Brad Binder’s front tire, sending the South African into the Honda rider.
Mir was forced to withdraw from the race due to a hamstring injury. His statement in the media center at the circuit in Montmelo showed an angry rider, not because of the accident.
Speaking through MotosanMir was asked about his future at the premiere following reports linking him with Honda’s exit.
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“I can’t say anything about that, but after Jerez I decided not to stay with Honda, and that’s true, I won’t stay there,” he said. “I cannot comment on anything else.
“In Jerez, I didn’t hear anything from Honda management about where I was going, and it was clear that I didn’t deserve it.
“So that made me change my mind and decide I don’t want to stay here, and we’ll see the rest.”
‘Something always happens,’ Joan Mir said after the sprint crash in Barcelona.
In response to the disaster, Mir offered a stoic look, despite being out of contention through no fault of his own.
“It wouldn’t have happened to me if I started fifth, but you start 10th on the outside,” Mir reflected.
“Here at Montmelo, something always happens at Turn 1, because we go very fast on the MotoGP bikes and there is a lot of chaos from the winglets, so things can happen.
“And it happened to me, but there is no point in focusing on it, the potential is good, we are fast. This is what keeps me awake at night, not being fast, but because we are, well, it will come in the end.”
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