Reigning Moto3 champion Joan Mir says he would rather move up to MotoGP in 2019 than spend extra time in Moto2 just to become a champion. Mir will spend his rookie Moto2 season with reigning champion outfit Marc VDS this year following his title success in the lightweight class last season. The 20-year-old Spaniard has had a troubled pre-season as he was forced to miss one of the two Jerez tests due to injuring his right shoulder a motocross crash, although he is expected to be fit for this weekend's Qatar opener. Mir has been linked to a MotoGP graduation as soon as next year, potentially with the factory Honda team in place of Dani Pedrosa or at Suzuki in place of Andrea Iannone. While...
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