After Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, Mir sought refuge at Honda for this year, signing a two-year deal to race for the factory squad.
But the year has been miserable for the 2020 world champion, who has scored just 24 points from 17 rounds. His best result of fifth came at the Indian GP, while injury forced him to miss the Argentina, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch GPs.
Mir has spoken at times this year about thoughts of retiring, but admitted he would “regret” walking away from Honda right now.
Ahead of last weekend’s Thailand Grand Prix – in which Mir would finish 12th – he said he's beginning to find small positives from round to round but still isn’t enjoying himself.
“I still don't have a good time in the races, but I've made progress in the mental issue of taking it in a different way,” he explained. “Trying to enjoy the little things, the few good moments on the bike, like a good result in a practice session or a good feeling in a race.
“Instead of seeing everything negative, I see more positive things, and that allows me to have a little better mood and helps me to go through the season.
"Right now you have to be patient, you have to take the current moment in the best way and I'm happy with how I'm doing, because it's not easy at all.
Source: Autosport