Valentino Rossi says Joan Mir’s achievement is rare

KOMPAS.com – The veteran Italian rider, Valentino Rossi, praised the achievement of Joan Mir, who was able to win MotoGP when he had just entered his second season in the premier class.

Joan Mir appeared for the first time in the MotoGP category in the 2019 season, with the Suzuki Ecstar team.

He finished his first season finishing 12th in the MotoGP classification.

At that time, Joan Mir accumulated 92 points without reaching the podium.

Entering the second season in the MotoGP class, he has shown rapid improvement.

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The Spaniard really wasn’t easy starting the 2020 season. He couldn’t finish in the inaugural series that took place at the Circuit of Jerez, Spain.

However, Joan Mir was able to get up and keep showing up consistently after that.

After failing in the first series, Joan Mir got seven podiums, one of them the winner of the race.

With additional points off the podium, he is now confirmed to win MotoGP 2020 with a collection of 171 points.

Joan Mir’s scoring cannot be beaten by his closest competitor Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) who is in second place with a difference of 29 points.

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Joan Mir also achieved several impressive achievements thanks to this success.

He ranks seventh on the list of the youngest riders to win the premier class.

Joan Mir won the title when he was 23 years and 75 days old. He beat the feat of Jorge Lorenzo who was 23 years old 159 days when he won the MotoGP world champion.

In addition, he became the fourth Spanish rider to become MotoGP world champion after Alex Criville (1 time), Jorge Lorenzo (3) and Marc Márquez (6).

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Impressively, he achieved this achievement when he had just entered his second season in the premier class.

That’s what caught the attention of Valentino Rossi as the oldest rider in the MotoGP category today.

In his congratulatory message to Joan Mir, Rossi mentioned that the achievement was rare.

According to him, only a small proportion of riders were able to win MotoGP in the second season.

“I want to congratulate Mir. First, because he won the world championship in the second season. This achievement is not for everyone, just for a small number of riders in history,” Rossi was quoted as saying. Paddock-GP.

“Only a few have won the championship at the highest level (MotoGP category) in the second season,” said Rossi.

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Rossi also praised Joan Mir for maintaining consistency despite being a young rider.

“He’s very young but he doesn’t make mistakes and he’s always consistent in the important moments, he’s also fast,” Rossi said.

“I think he really deserves this title because with Suzuki they are doing an extraordinary job. The bike is working very well,” added the 41-year-old.

Rossi is now 15th in the MotoGP standings with 62 points.

You can still improve your classification in the last series of the season, the Portuguese MotoGP series, which is scheduled for the Algarve circuit, from 20 to 22 November 2020.