This time tomorrow,♔ Joan Mir could be celebrating becoming a MotoGP world champion and Suzuki's first title winner in 20-years.

The Spaniard holds a commanding 37-point lead heading✃ into the penultimate race, but twelfth on the grid after being last in Qualifying 2 wasn't part of the sc♏ript.

"My day was not bad. I improved my pace and potential. I'm quite happy about that," Mir said🔥. "But in qualifying, I don’t know what happened.

"I felt a little like yesterday in FP2. I don’t understand why I didn’t feel the correct feelings ℱto push and I was not able to make one fast lap ꦫtime.

"I didn’t have the same grip and we can see the bike was spinning more. Conditions were different b🗹ut people were able to make good lap times. For us it ♓was strange, I don’t know.

"I꧑t's a shame, but the important thing is we have pace. We’ve started from this position a couple of timeꦆs. I don’t like the position but it’s not the end of the world."

Indeed, with nearest rivals Fabio Quartararo (Petrona🐻s Yamaha) and team-mate Alex Rins just 11th and 14th, the qualifying outcome could have been much worse.

"Yes, but I don’t think so much ab𒊎out thaꩵt," Mir insisted.

"I'm thinking ෴that we have Franco [Morbidelli on pole position] looking really strong, also for race pace. Probably I’m one of few riders that can fight with Franco but I will start really far back.

"It's🧜 a problem to fight for the win. I’ll try to give 100% in the race, see where we are and in that ♔moment I’ll start to think about the championship.

"My feeliꦏngs will decide if I stay in the top 10 or I want to go fo🌼r the podium."

Much wil♔l depend on how many places Mir can gain in the first few laps.

"The first laps will be crucial to understand what position we are in and 🍬;decide what we want to do," Mir said.

"I’ll try to recover as ༺man♒y positions as I can and then if I’m in a good and comfortable position I’ll start to think about the championship. But before that, I will try to recover many positions."

Mir's mental strength has been second-to-none this season but📖 avoiding a final round title showdow꧋n is now his top priority.

"Of course 🗹it’s difficult. It’s a different weekend. So I try to stay calm and do everything normal," he said.

"The truth is that we all know the pressure is more because this [championship battle] going to end quickly; it’s going to finish in๊ one day or next weekend.

"We can feel the pres🐓sure. It’s not a bad thing. But it’s true that I want to finish quickly. "

A title lead of 26-points or more will ensure Mir is chaꦗmpion on Sunday.