VALENCIA: Suzuki’s Joan Mir won the MotoGP world title on Sunday a week after finally securing his maiden Grand Prix triumph at the same Valencia circuit.
The 23-year-old from Mallorca inherited the crown left vacant by the injured six-time champion Marc Marquez when finishing seventh in the Valencia Grand Prix won by Italy’s Franco Morbidelli.
The ecstatic new champion better known for diligence and perseverance, was able to make a rare celebration.
Pulling wheelies and screeching his smoking tyres in front of the paddock, there were no fans but his family where there to celebrate too.
“I’ve been fighting for this all my life, I can neither laugh nor cry but I’m flooded with emotions,” said Mir.
This was the first MotoGP title won by a Suzuki rider…
