It is an Endurance Championship race, but above all it is an event very popular with all Japanese manufacturers. In fact, those who are involved in MotoGP want more than anything to field their best riders involved in the Grand Prix. But it's not that simple and it doesn't happen to order. Take the case of Cal Crutchlow who ruled out this opportunity which, according to him, would have been very lucrative. So in the absence of thrushes, Honda makes do with blackbirds. Or rather an Australian kangaroo named Jack Miller.
When you know the generosity of a Jack Miller on the track, it's hard to imagine him doing an endurance race. And yet, the one who returns this weekend to the scene of his exploit last year on the Assen track will be, this summer, at Suzuka to try to do 08 hours of racing.
His teammates will be Takumi Takahashi et Takaaki Nakagami within the HARC-PRO team which has the status of favorite in the classic. “ I can't wait to go to Suzuka for the first time to do the 08:00 » assures the one who is negotiating the future of his contract with the HRC which is reaching the end of its three-year lease. “ Endurance races are different and for me it will be an excellent opportunity to discover them within a high-level team. The objective will be to finish at least on the podium ". And therefore more if affinities.
It will be noted that at Honda, we also managed to bring Dominique Aegerter et Stefan Bradl within the fcc TSR team while Sylvain Guintoli will also be there at Suzuki Yoshimura. The Japanese event will take place from July 28 to 30. We can therefore bet on a loyalty of Miller at Honda for next year…
