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Why Mir shouldn't obsess over winning in his hunt for the MotoGP title

Never has a MotoGP title been won by a rider who hasn't won a grand prix, the scenario facing points leader Joan Mir with three rounds to go. But the Suzuki rider shouldn't let concerns over taking that elusive top spot distract from his title bid

For Joan Mir to bring the premier-class crown back to Suzuki after a 20-year wait, without winning a single race in the process, would be the perfect encapsulation of a bizarre season.

For the Hamamatsu factory, there could hardly be a better year to celebrate success in the MotoGP World Championship than 2020 - its centenary year and the 60th anniversary of its first entry into the series.

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