The Pramac Racing driver is not having an easy time and has been experiencing difficulties with his machine for several Grands Prix.
While he had had an excellent start to the season with two fourth places, a sixth position and two top 10s, things got complicated for Jack Miller from Mugello where he crashed for the first time before making a mistake again in Catalonia. Things seemed to have returned to normal at Assen where he again achieved a top 10, but from the Sachsenring the Australian had more difficulty, and this weekend did not help matters.
He actually struggled in the dry, which was problematic given that qualifying and the race took place in these conditions. While he finished eighth and sixth in FP2 and FP3 in the rain, he finished eighteenth and sixteenth in FP1 and FP4. Unable to find the right feeling and encountering problems with its settings and electronics, qualifying looked complicated. He then encountered a technical problem after two laps and had to ride with his second bike, which affected his performance. He ultimately couldn't do better than seventeenth.
Aware of having to make a good start to hope to enter the points, Jack Miller managed to recover four places from the first corner. He then fought with Pedrosa and then with Iannone to take twelfth position, unfortunately he made a mistake after halfway and thus lost any chance of scoring points. He finally crossed the finish line eighteenth, his worst result this season: “It’s a shame because the first part of my race was very good. I pushed hard, but the front tire temperature rose too much and I couldn't maintain my pace. The weekend was very difficult. I can't wait to be at Silverstone. »
Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring MotoGP J.3: Standings
1 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 39'40.688
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda +0.130
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +1.656
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda +9.434
5 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +13.169
6 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +14.026
7 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda +14.156
8 42 Alex RINS Suzuki +16.644
9 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha +20.760
10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati +20.844
11 53 Tito RABAT Ducati +21.114
12 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +22.939
13 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki +26.523
14 38 Bradley SMITH KTM +29.168
15 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +30.072
16 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha +30.343
17 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +31.775
18 43 Jack MILLER Ducati +34.375
19 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda +40.171
20 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia +53.020
21 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati +53.261
22 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda +54.355
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10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 18 Laps
