​​Why Honda's biggest critic was smiling after first day of MotoGP testing

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Joan Mir is so used to highlighting the flaws of Honda’s MotoGP bike that it was a shock to see him singing praises for its 2025 prototype in Sepang.
Just three months prior, Mir had expressed his anger over Honda failing to bring any new parts to experiment with in the Barcelona test. It followed a disastrous season in which he was outscored by Johann Zarco on the satellite LCR bike, and was …Keep reading