The 2020 MotoGP champion and his partner Alej✃andra have announced that they are expecting a baby.

“About to become Joanet's mommy and ওdaddy,” they confirmed on social media.

Big congratulations to Joan Mir & his wife Alejandra as they are expecting their first child

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— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp)

The announcement c💃omes during MotoGP’💯s summer break in a 2023 season that Mir would probably rather forget.

He has completed just one grand pr🔴ix this year, and has☂ missed the past three rounds due to a hand injury.

His arrival alongside Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda, aft♕er leaving Suzuki at tܫhe end of last year, represented a high-profile duo of ex-champions.

But perhaps only 🅘Marquez has endured a more miserable season so far than Mir.

Finally, though, there is optimism.

Mir is expected to be fit for MotoGP’s return on August꧅ 6 at Silverstone.