Jack Miller did the job during this first day spent on the Jerez track which will be the scene of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, by positioning his KTM in a top 10 qualifying for Q2. He did even better than that by putting her in the top 5. However, he wasn't the best in RC16. In front of him, and in the leading trio, Dani Pedrosa looked at him. The Australian is not offended, and he explains why.
Jack Miller, before going into detail about his first day of this fourth round of the season, wanted to clarify how he interpreted the fact that Dani Pedrosa, test pilot KTM, gave a lesson to his distinguished colleagues, who are starting drivers for the entire season… “ The fact that Dani is so fast here is not just down to the bike. Don't forget that he is a three-time world champion and three-time MotoGP runner-up. And he probably could have won two titles too…Dani is a legend. There's even a bend named after him here. ».
So no worries or offended susceptibilities. However, if we were to look for psychological restraint, we would have to go back to his six falls in three days suffered in Texas: “ these accidents are still a little in my mind. Because in the slow corners I didn't have as much confidence as usual. I hope it will be even better tomorrow » recognizes JackAss.
Jack Miller: “ it's a GP kart track compared to Texas »
That being said, how was Friday in Jerez? “ It's a GP kart track compared to Texas ", declared the teammate of a Brad Binder, eleventh. “ It wasn't an easy first day due to strong wind and high temperatures. I am now back on a track that I have never seen with the KTM, which causes small problems. But it just takes a while until you have set the engine brake the way I want it, for example. But we ironed that out nicely in P1 and improved further in the afternoon. Unfortunately, I had to overtake 'Diggia' from the inside on my best lap, which cost me time... ».
« In the last sector with the fast turns, you had to be careful because of the wind, but the KTM behaves very well there “, continues “Thriller Miller” on speedweek. " The tires also performed well in hot weather. I have never done so many laps in P2 this year. At first it was unclear whether better times than morning would be possible due to the warm surface. Fabio Quartararo then put a soft and a medium and didn't make much progress with that... So I was able to concentrate on working for the races. It was good and useful. To finish I still progressed by 0,4 seconds compared to FP1 ».
We will recall that Jack Miller took his second MotoGP victory at Jerez in 2021, which was his first with Ducati. He also qualified on pole position in Andalusia in Moto3 in 2014.
Combined P1-P2 results from the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez:
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