Joan Mir\u2019s title triumph in the 2020 MotoGP season etched his name in the history books, but the Spaniard\u2019s manager isn\u2019t too happy with the lack of effect it has had on his public image.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old is in a bit of a sticky situation as the MotoGP summer break comes towards its conclusion. Mir has registered eight DNFs<\/a>, resulting in his contract with Honda<\/a> for the 2026 season left in limbo. <\/p>\n In May, it was reported that Mir had been offered to LCR<\/a>, with Johann Zarco eyeing Mir\u2019s seat at the factory Honda team after impressing in his second season on the Castrol-branded bike. <\/p>\n The Spaniard has been extremely unlucky this season, with fans thinking that Mir is cursed<\/a> following his seventh DNF of the season at the German Grand Prix in July. <\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Everything to know about Honda from the MotoGP team\u2019s riders to leadership<\/a><\/p>\n Joan Mir\u2019s lack of recognition on the streets of Spain annoys his manager greatly<\/p>\n Speaking on an episode of the Pit Talk podcast, MotoGP journalist Simon Patterson talked about the sentiment of Dorna\u2019s commercial direction with the sport, as well as what Mir\u2019s<\/a> manager once said to him after the Spaniard became the world champion of the premier class in 2020. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s this sense that the minute in MotoGP,\u201d Patterson started, \u201cespecially in some of the traditionally strong markets, that they\u2019re almost disappointed that they\u2019re not who they wanted to be when they were kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cJoan Mir\u2019s manager told me once that the thing that makes him the most angry about Dorna is the fact that Joan Mir can walk down the street in Madrid and no one stops him for a selfie. <\/p>\n \u201cThe guy\u2019s the MotoGP world champion in what should be GP\u2019s biggest market? But that is something that is really suffered through the kind of universal move to pay-per-view TV.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Everything to know about Joan Mir from net worth to career stats<\/a><\/p>\n Neil Hodgson shared a similar opinion on the representation of MotoGP riders<\/p>\n Due to Marc Marquez\u2019s<\/a> sheer dominance in MotoGP during this season, he has become one of the most popular names across the sporting landscape on social media. <\/p>\n