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It has emerged that Joan Mir's move to Gresini Ducati for the 2027 MotoGP season will come with "factory" (works) machinery status. Despite being a satellite team, it's a favorable move that grants him access to the latest equipment.
If even a satellite team can get factory-grade equipment, that means holding effectively the same weapons as the works team. For former champion Mir, that's an offer he couldn't ask for better. Get ahead on the latest Ducati and that speed will show its teeth again. My blood's up just imagining who he'll be hunting in the corners.
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Didn't know there was a 'factory equipment' designation even for satellite teams, wasn't aware of the detailed mechanics.
Has Gresini gotten factory-equipment status before?
I recall Bastianini getting similar treatment before, so Gresini's own standing seems to be rising.
Mir had this drifting-around image ever since Suzuki pulled out, but he's finally found somewhere he can settle in.
Even calling it factory equipment, some gap with the works team probably still remains, so how equal it really is is worth watching.
Factory-equipment treatment despite being a satellite team is a pretty good deal for Mir.
