Jack Miller returned empty-handed from this penultimate round of the season at Misano which was a black day for the red Ducatis since his teammate Bagnaia left, in the gravel trap of turn 15, his last hopes of preventing Fabio's coronation Quartararo. Both officials in GP21 had the same hard tire and ended up crashing in the same place, at different times in the competition. But the white result is the same. It now remains to conquer the final third place in the championship for the Australian who will have to challenge two competitors with the same intentions: Joan Mir and Johann Zarco…
Jack Miller had two French people in mind when taking stock of his second escapade to Misano. The first was of course fabio quartararo, new World Champion after the debacle of the Red Army: “ I want to say that it was a special day for Fabio Quartararo, so I send him all my respect and congratulations on his title of world champion.. He's been at the top of the competition all year, he's been the most consistent of us all and I'm happy for him. He is a popular winner and just see how the other drivers reacted to him after the race to understand what a popular and good guy Fabio is. So congratulations to him and it's huge for France to have a first world champion. We wanted to delay him a little, but he's a good guy, so I'm happy for him ».
Jack Miller launches competition for final third place
The second is Johann zarco : “ I fell behind Johann Zarco for fourth place in the championship because of my fall, but Joan Mir also crashed, so I'm the same distance from Mir as when I arrived here for third place in the championship. That’s 26 points. I now have one less race to try to close this gap. It's a bit stupid, because I had points taken back from Zarco and I could have gained some from Mir. I saw he had crashed and had an opportunity, but a lap later I was on the ground myself ».
He finishes : " it is important now for the team to have both bikes in the top 3 of the championship, We have a good chance of making it if I keep my fingers crossed. It would be nice to come away with a medal this year, a top 3, and it would be a fantastic way to end a year that has had its ups and downs. We've had speed at almost every Grand Prix this year, so it's about making the most of it ". The final sprint for the runners-up is launched and we will remember that the relationships with Joan mir haven’t been the most cordial since Austin…
MotoGP Misano-2 J3: classification
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