The former world champion, whose team-mate Alex Rins signed for LCR Honda during the summer break, admits the ongoing uncertainty ꦦisn’t helping his on-track results.

Mir has scored just 33 out of a possible 200 points since Suzuki dropped its exit bombshell at Jerez, leaving him twelfth in the standings - 𝔍and still without a podium - heading into this weekend’s Austrian round.

“I'm trying to do 100% in the situation that we are living, it’s not easy,” Mir sai☂d. “We are n𝓰ot crossing through a good moment as a team, and it’s probably affecting [the results] a little bit.

“Nobody [in the team] knows where they will be. Nobody knows about their future,𝐆” he added. “The mechanics want to know where you will go, to maybe go with you or not. There's a lot of things that you ﷽don't have to think [about] in a normal year.

“You can imagine… It’s difficult, but we are professionals and we give 100%.” Nonetheless, “Mentally also, a good result will give an extra push to u🍎s all.”

The g𒉰ood news is that Mir’s future should be officially decided shortly.

“I think we are really close, we are closer than yesterday!” he smiled. “And I ꦓthink that we will have news soon abou𒅌t it.”

Current Repsol Hond💧a rider Pol Espargaro is expected to be confirmed as returning 💯to KTM, via Tech3, this weekend.

Asked if he would like to take any of his Suzuki crew with him, Mir – ಌcareful to avoid any mention of Repsol Honda – highlighted that it’s a complex issue since it would mean replacing staff currently working for his future team:

“I don't want to destroy a team. It's impo🤡rtant, where I will go [in 2023], to understand what they want to do, the guys that are there [now]. And try to understand if some Suzuki people can come, because they don't have jobs.

“It's not that I want 𓆏to bring my team to another place, because there are people alread🎃y there.”