Joan Mir already sees “progress” from Honda on the horizon.

Joan Mir appears extra optimistic about Honda’s enhancements after final week’s Mugello take a look at and believes there might be an enchancment this summer season.

Earlier than the Catalan GP, ​​the motive force from Palma de Mallorca spoke about this take a look at: ‘We did a whole lot of laps, it was a really productive take a look at. We tried a whole lot of issues, particularly by way of aerodynamics. Then a special association on the engine aspect. It was very productive. We can’t get what we requested for within the take a look at right here – so we’ll have an identical bundle. However we’re on this work course of. I believe we are going to most likely want this month and the 2 races we now have on the finish of June. Then we now have one other month [die Sommerpause], and I believe we are going to take a step ahead from there. I’m positive‘.

When requested concerning the new machine, Mir defined: ‘It was higher, it helps the machine a little bit extra when it turns. This was an space the place we misplaced our means a bit. However then again the efficiency varies a little bit. In addition they need to work on the connection, in order that they need to put every thing collectively a little bit. We’ve seen that it will possibly have some positives, however they should work on it to make actual progress on the weak factors. So we’re a little bit bit there proper now‘.

Concerning aerodynamics, the 2020 world champion stated: ‘It was good, it was constructive. It wasn’t an enormous evolution, but it surely was a step. I will not use it right here, perhaps I’ll use it within the subsequent race due to the homologation and people issues. However we are going to observe the steps‘.

The modifications solely have an effect on the temper or additionally the stopwatch? I replied:That is a great query. To affect the lap occasions, we additionally want to enhance the weak factors. As a result of right now it was higher, significantly better in some areas, however ultimately we misplaced a whole lot of issues due to the weak factors. If they will mix the nice issues we now have now with the nice issues we now have had up to now, we are going to take a step and by way of lap time we are going to really feel it strongly.‘.