Jack Miller finished last in the Ducati squadron in this Argentine Grand Prix which will certainly not put him in a favorable position against a Jorge Martin who resents his red suit. If the young Spaniard started from pole position to cross the finish line second to Aleix Espargaró at Termas de Rio Hondo, the Australian, with the same GP22 but official, qualified 11th, was punished and He therefore started 14th to end his performance in the same place without ever having been able to overtake an opponent. A great first for “Jackass”, which took a hit to morale…
Jack Miller looked more depressed than ever when the Argentine Grand Prix. And it was not the two unfortunate points scored that consoled him when he left his red GP22: “ It was a very disappointing day, I'm not going to lie. Nobody wants to finish 14th, right? What made it more frustrating was that it was probably the first time in my life that I participated in a race without being able to overtake a single driver. I started 14th, and finished there. Very disappointing, but perhaps not much of a surprise ».
The Australian elaborates: “ we are in a very delicate situation. We didn't have enough time this weekend. Our pace wasn't good either. We then tried something different in the warm up in terms of balance. In the race we went in a different direction again. I was able to ride safely during the race and continued to push until the end, but no more. I just had no confidence ».
Miller admits : " I couldn't make a single overtaking maneuver because I didn't have enough confidence in the front to leave the line. Eventually I got close to guys like Oliveira again, but I couldn't pass them. I had to wait for guys to make mistakes and take advantage of them. But I couldn't overtake alone. It was a very disappointing day ».
Jack Miller: “ It's a hard blow for me but our time will come«
Given the deadlines that await him on the transfer market, “JackAss” recognizes that the game will be difficult to play: “ it's a hard blow for me. We now want to find the solution as quickly as possible. I've never had a race where I didn't pass a driver. But I felt like I was riding on a razor's edge regarding adhesion, without margin. I lacked confidence throughout the meeting. Particularly at turn 1, where I crashed in qualifying ».
The Lenovo-Ducati team notes that its riders are 11th after three races with Miller and only 14th with bagnaia in the drivers' championship. Last year they finished 2nd and 4th at the World Championships. And in a better atmosphere. “ MotoGP is so competitive at the moment. At the last race in Indonesia, I was fighting with Miguel Oliveira for victory from the start, and here we were fighting for 13th place… We have already had nine different guys on the podium. Our time will come » nevertheless promises Jack Miller.
MotoGP Argentina J3: classification
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