The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut with Suzuki in 2019 and delivered the Japanese manufacturer its first world title in 20 years when he took the 2020 championship.
But the 2021 season proved to be difficult for Mir, as a lack of development for the GSX-RR meant he could only finish third in the standings and was unable to add to his tally of one race win from 2022.
Suzuki’s 2021 was also hindered by the loss of team manager Davide Brivio to Alpine in Formula 1, with the squad electing not to hire a direct replacement for the year.
With his current contract coming to an end in 2022, Mir wanted to see the progress Suzuki made with its new bike in testing and what it would do in regards to hiring a new team manager.
But after a strong pre-season and the signing of ex-Honda chief Livio Suppo as team manager for 2022, Mir has exclusively told Motorsport.com that his “priority” is to stay with Suzuki now.
Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP
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