His performance didn't really make any noise, and yet it was significant: Jack Miller on his Ducati Pramac took up position on the fourth cone of the starting grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Once again, he is first in the Ducati team at the end of a qualifying session. Dovizioso was beaten again by the Australian who was on the podium at his national event a week ago. He will therefore be one to watch during the race. In the meantime, he gives his evaluations on this Saturday, with a particular mention for Álex Rins…
Jack Miller has already been on the podium four times this year with the Ducati Desmosedici GP19 of the Pramac team. He secured fourth place on the grid. The 24-year-old Australian only lost 0,422 seconds off the best time fabio quartararo. " I'm really happy with my pace this Saturday and fourth place on the grid, on the second row. Of course, I would like to be on the first, but by Friday it was already clear that Yamaha would take the first places. »
« We carefully analyzed the tires we tested on Friday and today for the race » adds the teammate bagnaia twelfth. “ We tried the soft and the medium. I think the soft mixture could suit me in the race. Back and front. The medium tires are very similar to the soft compound here. The hard rear tire is not a real option, we keep it, at best, in reserve… »
« I think we have a good chance against the Yamaha in the race. They always work well on tests. The people at Yamaha have done their homework. But we will have to see which drivers manage the tires best. I know I can do a lot of laps in 1'59 minutes." assures “Jackass”. “ The Yamahas will be quite strong. I will spare the tires in the first half of the race like in Australia. During the first 10-15 rounds, we will play a game of cat and mouse. But the race will not be decided there. In the last five, yes. I'm going to stay calm and try not to destroy the tire too much. I was pretty smart in Australia. Tomorrow we will apply this method »
About the game and the cat and the mouse, what does he think of the misfortunes of Marc Márquez ? Jack Miller responds, with special mention for ÁLex Rins... " Just before, Rins pushed me out of the way. He drove like an idiot, for no apparent reason. He popped inside and brought me to the edge of the track as my fast lap began. Then I got to turn 1 and saw Marc highside. I know exactly what happened to him. »
He then enlightens us with his lights: “ it took a slow turn and the left side of the tire got cold. That's why he did this highside. I watched the scene in the replay on TV, it didn't look good. I hope he is well. He had a strategy and he was playing cat and mouse. No one knew his plan except him. Normally, he is a master tactician. But today, he took this plan in the face... He is now ranked 11th. He is world champion, he will be fine tomorrow. »
Ranking Qualification 2 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang:
Ranking Qualification 1 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang:
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