Jack Miller finished the Malaysia Sprint Race in an encouraging eighth place, but the Australian had to deal with several technical issues which hampered his performance.
Jack Miller had a race Sprint eventful during the Malaysian Grand Prix, marked by mysterious vibrations on its KTM RC16Despite these difficulties, the Australian managed to finish in 8th position, holding the young prodigy in check. Peter Acosta.
In the previous race in Thailand, Thousandr had already faced problems with worn tyres, which had forced him to abandon a fierce duel for third place against Acosta... Cette fois, Miller started confidently, having qualified in 7th position. It was a positive day “, he said after the race. “ Being able to start in the top 10 made it easier for me, but I lost a lot of that advantage in the first two corners »
Jack Miller: “ for the main race on Sunday we have to re-examine all the parts »
He explained how a maneuver to avoid Enea Bastianini put him in difficulty: " I braked early to get on the inside, but that meant that my starter device was not firing properly, making the bike stiff in the first right turn and the slow left turn that followed. This was not ideal »
The vibrations then intensified in turn 5, where Miller had encountered an obstacle during the qualifying session. Yesterday we were in the middle of a lap when I hit a bump. From that moment on, the bike vibrated in turn 5. » He tried to adjust his technique by changing the load on the rear wheel, but admitted that this only masked the problem.
« In the sprint, The vibrations in turn 5 were present again from the first lap. It was pretty bad, I couldn't get the bike to run like normal. For the main race on Sunday we have to re-examine all the parts and see if we can solve this mystery ", he added. Jack Miller is therefore preparing for an in-depth analysis of his machine before tomorrow's race, hoping to regain the competitiveness that eluded him during this Sprint.
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