MotoGP Japan J1, Jack Miller (Ducati/1) confirms Fabio Quartararo's analysis: “the leveling corrector was designed precisely for this type of track”

Jack Miller couldn't have started his Japanese Grand Prix better, as he finished the first day of this sixteenth meeting of the season with the best time. In his analysis of this start at Motegi, Fabio Quartararo clearly identified the strength of the Ducati which lies in acceleration optimized by their leveling corrector. The one in one in red confirms and, as a good-looking Australian, even explains the reason…

It’s a Jack Miller legitimately inhabited for the noble feeling of accomplished duty which left the Motegi this Friday, the place which launched the first Japanese Grand Prix in the world after, since its last edition dates back to 2019. The Australian who will ride a KTM in 2023 has thus, with his present Ducati, obtained the best time of the day with a lead of only 0,028 seconds over his teammate candidate for the World Championship Pecco Bagnaia and 0,049 seconds on the leader of the general classification fabio quartararo.

« It was a good day » admits JackAss. “ I enjoyed the longer session, I was able to do a lot of work. It was good to change the bike a bit and then compare it with the same tires. We understood what the changes mean for the motorcycle in constant weather conditions ". And he adds: “ of course we kept looking at how much time we had left. We ended up putting on a new set of tires. The track is in good condition, the bike works very, very well here. All right, lap time could have been a little better, but we can still improve tomorrow ».

Jack Miller: “ with the leveling correction it is now a pleasure to ride here »

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, MotoGP is back in Japan, with machines that no longer have anything to do with those of 2019. And in particular because of the device allowing the trim of the machine to be adjusted depending on the circumstances, a subject very well worked by Ducati… “ These devices were designed precisely for such plots. The uphill chicane used to be a timing issue. It's now a pleasure to ride here. The asphalt looks like it did three years ago ».

Then, Miller revealed that he uses the trim level a lot: “ I use it in turn 1, in the last turn, then also at the exit of turns 2 and 4. Then in the short straight before the back straight and also flat on the straight end. I think we use it very often here, it's comparable to the track in Austria ". And all this in complete compliance with regulations. But what were the Japanese manufacturers thinking?

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