Jack Miller shook up many certainties and erased a lot of doubts about himself by winning with panache a Dutch Grand Prix contested in difficult conditions. Like those experienced in Argentina where he had shone but without seeing the finish which had brought grist to the mill of those who thought of the sacrifice of a talent sent too early to the MotoGP front. Among them, Valentino Rossi.
Coming directly from Moto3 at the end of a 2014 season with a missed title in favor ofAlex Marquez, the 21-year-old Australian embodies a Honda project which until this Sunday was considered madness. Taking a pilot directly from a 4cc, single-cylinder, 250-stroke machine to a surface-to-surface missile of over 250 hp was a prospect that some even considered dangerous.
It is in this context that Jack Miller had to learn his trade, supported by a Cristian Gabarini what are you looking for today Lorenzo to help him in his future Ducati adventure. A season with LCR then the second with the Marc VDS Racing team, and always with a Honda. This year, he broke his right leg in training with a motocross bike, which forced him to withdraw from Austin. Until the Sunday of the race in Assen, the teammate of a Rabat former Moto2 terror did not spark with a qualification at 19rd place only.
And then there was this Grand Prix which we will not return to. A revenge all the more delicious as it was truly unexpected for the hero who could not help but refer to these doubts and these criticisms in order to better sweep them away with his winner's cup. What to comment on and Valentino Rossi, despite the disappointment of a third abandonment this season, did not hide behind his little finger when giving his opinion: “ he took a big risk by coming directly to MotoGP and from my point of view, frankly, I wondered if it was the right choice to make. But with this victory, maybe he was finally right and I was wrong! »
« This victory for Jack is the only positive thing I would take from this Sunday in Assen. We have a good relationship, I really like him, especially when he drinks with his boot on the podium, and I'm happy for him. He deserves it especially after his injury at the start of the season. He's a good guy and he's talented. ". Here he is knighted. Now the debate over when is the right time to move up to the elite has been reignited. Before this victory, the proponents of a maturity to be patiently confirmed with titles and victories were gaining ground on the obsessed with the only age mentioned on the civil status. Since this Sunday, everything has been put back together.
