
Photos by Honda. Honda has called up Somkiat Chantra to fill Joan Mir's factory seat at the Japanese Grand Prix, pulling the Thai rider off its World Superbike program for a one-off return to MotoGP at Motegi. HRC confirmed Chantra will ride the Honda HRC Castrol RC213V while the 2020 world champion continues a recovery and observation period. Mir has been ruled out of rounds 16 and 17, the Japanese and Indonesian Grands Prix, on the medical advice of Dr. Angel Charte and the medical staff treat
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