Jack Miller finished the Malaysia Sprint Race in an encouraging eighth place, but the Australian faced several technical issues which hampered his performance.
Jack Miller had a race
Sprint eventful during the Malaysian Grand Prixmarked by mysterious vibrations on its
KTM RC16. Despite these difficulties, the Australian managed to finish in 8th position, holding the young prodigy in check Pedro Acosta.
During the previous race in Thailand,
Miller had already faced problems with worn tires, which forced him to abandon a fierce duel for third place against Acosta. This time,
Miller took the start with confidence, having qualified in 7th position. “ It was a positive day “, he said after the race. “
Being able to start in the top 10 made my job easierbut I lost a lot of that advantage in the first two corners. »
Jack Miller :
« for the main race on Sunday we have to re-examine all the parts »
He explained how a maneuver to avoid Enea Bastianini put him in difficulty: “ I braked early to spin inside, but that meant my starting device was not triggering correctlymaking the bike stiff in the first right turn and the slow left turn that followed. It wasn't ideal. »
The vibrations then intensified in turn 5, where
Miller had encountered an obstacle during the qualifying session. “ Yesterday we were in the middle of a lap when I hit a bump. From that moment on, the bike vibrated in turn 5. » He tried to adjust his technique by changing the load on the rear wheel, but recognized that this only masked the problem.
« In the sprint, the vibrations in turn 5 were present again from the first lap. It was pretty bad, I couldn't turn the bike like usual. For the main race on Sunday we have to re-examine all the parts and see if we can solve this mystery “, he added. Jack
Miller is therefore preparing for an in-depth analysis of his machine before tomorrow's race, hoping to regain the competitiveness that eluded him during this
Sprint.
MotoGP, Malaysia J2: Starting grid
Sprint Result:
Championship:
