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Mir signs pre-contract for Honda MotoGP move

Joan Mir has signed a pre-contract with Honda which, if activated, would promote him to a place in the Japanese marque's works MotoGP team, Motorsport.com has learned. Reigning Moto3 champion and current Marc VDS Moto2 rider Mir would replace Dani Pedrosa alongside Marc Marquez in the factory squad's line-up for 2019 if Honda takes up its option on him. Honda announced a new two-year contract for Marquez prior to the start of the season, but hesitated on renewing Pedrosa, preferring to wait to see how the rider market would develop. Tech 3 Yamaha's Johann Zarco was at one stage a contender to become Marquez's teammate for 2019 before he signed for KTM, leaving Mir as the only realistic...
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