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Joan Mir, Discusses Tire Pressure Penalties in Barcelona: “It Needs to Be Exploited”
The use of tire pressures in MotoGP, particularly what occurred at the Barcelona Grand Prix, has sparked a major debate in the motorsports world. Honda rider Joan Mir brought the issue to the forefront after receiving a 16-second penalty and being demoted from the podium following his fall, arguing that the rules need to be revisited in the future.
Chaos and Tire Pressure Penalty in Barcelona
For Joan Mir, the Honda factory rider, the Barcelona race began with a fantastic start. Mir managed to finish second, passing the finish line second. However, after a 0.004 bar discrepancy was detected in his front tire, he received a 16-second penalty and was forced to drop to 13th place due to a rule violation. This demonstrated that Mir believed his speed and the RC213V model’s competitive potential were being unfairly impacted. Following the race, he aimed to translate this positive momentum into good results during the qualifying sessions at Mugello.
Pilot Mir’s Statements
2020 champion Joan Mir expressed disappointment with what happened on Sunday, but emphasized that he had enjoyed a fantastic weekend. He stated that he arrived in Italy with great motivation and confidence, wanting to carry his strong performance in Barcelona to Mugello. “A good starting position can make the difference for us,” he emphasized, highlighting the importance of race strategy.
Six Riders Investigated
Aside from former world champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, who was also included in the grid, six other riders were placed under investigation in Barcelona. The 28-year-old Mir criticized the situation with the following words: “It was a heavy penalty. To receive a 16-second penalty in a short race that was restarted twice, perhaps it should be questioned. Normally, so many riders would not be investigated; there were six riders in Barcelona. There was a reason for that; it needs to be looked at in the future. The penalty was just too heavy, and I didn’t gain any performance advantage.”
First Six Races of 2026 Season Saw Accidents
As with the back injury in Catalonia, many accidents occurred during the first six races of the 2026 season weekend. Mir, believing he would overcome this bad luck, drew attention to the length of the season and the sufficient time for development.
2027 Single Motorcycle Rule Discussions
As part of future planning, a proposal to allow each rider on the grid to use only one motorcycle instead of two starting from 2027 is being discussed. Mir approached this idea in a joking manner: “If the others have two motorcycles and I only have one, that wouldn’t be good. If everyone has one, then there’s no problem. It wasn’t a problem when there was only one motorcycle in Moto2 and Moto3; it wasn’t that bad.”
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