This weekend, France will be the host land for the Grand Prix paddock with, as guest of honor, a MotoGP season that is as crazy as it is intense. A place that the Ducati appreciate given the results of the last visit which included three Desmosedici placed behind the winner Marc Marquez. Precisely, the latter will be forfeited for this edition in Sarthe, which has not escaped Jack Miller who admits to having a special relationship with the Bugatti route…
Jack Miller likes to live Grand Prix of France. There was satisfaction, but also big emotions. And this year, he will have to deal with unprecedented conditions in relation to the late organization of this meeting, due to the health crisis. The constructor Ducati never materialized Mans, but always knew how to position himself well. So, with the absence of the captain Marc Marquez, the games are more open than ever, and especially since the weather will be a factor to be taken seriously into account.
The Pramac driver who will join the official team of the Borgo Panigale brand in 2021 comments on his approach for this ninth of the 14 meetings on the calendar: “ I like Le Mans ", said Miller. " I won in Moto3 in the pastYes, I was very fast there last year and I fought with Marc Marquez during part of the race. It's a place I get on really well with and I'm really looking forward to going back ».
But the Australian adds: “ it's also a place that once tried to kill mer”. He thus recalls his crazy antics in 2017 at the first chicane with the Honda Marc VDS, from which he emerged miraculously unscathed…
The weather worries
For this year, the main concern of Jack Miller concerns a delayed event this year, bringing with it the likelihood of cold and wet weather. “ We checked the weather forecast for Le Mans over the Barcelona weekend. It was raining and it was 12 degrees. So we weren't too keen on going at this time of year, but that's how it is. » he resigns himself.
We will recall that Le Mans is the last of the most delayed events of the season. The following rounds ofAragon and Valencia will take place not far from their usual time of year, while the final of Portimao will be a new experience for everyone.
« Le Mans is really the only one that worries you a little from a weather point of view. The others aren't too bad " Miller said. “ In Valencia, we go a little earlier than usual. So I'm not too stressed about there. Not too stressed about Portimao. Not too stressed for Aragon either ».
Jack Miller the opportunity during this French Grand Prix to catch up Dovizioso au championnat and thus appear as the leader Ducati in the general classification before tackling the two other races which will follow one another from the weekends following the French meeting...
