In Valencia, Jack Miller took advantage of Petrucci's painful shoulder package to discover with interest the Ducati GP20. In Jerez, it was his teammate Bagnaia who was out due to his injured wrist and it was Pirro who came to settle. But the GP19 is on the program for the Australian who could feel frustrated. He makes a brave face against bad luck by focusing on the Michelin tires and other details that can always be useful...
Jack Miller began his two days of test in Jerez, the last ones before the winter break, working on a well-known GP19. What is there to regret after having tasted the GP20 in Valencia? The 24-year-old pilot explains: “ we completed the usual test program. We worked on the settings and then tried to understand the new Michelin tires, especially the rear tires. We check which ones work best here. »
In Valencia, Miller was allowed to drive on the 2020 machine from Petrucci the second day because “Petrux” had taken a break. In Jerez, he was not allowed to prolong the experience: “ the Desmosedici GP20 returned to the factory team box ", said JackAss. “ I don't know the exact plan for tomorrow yet. But it looks like the weather will be bad. We will see. Either way, we have an updated engine with 2020 parts and some other new components on our bike. We are very close to the state of the new machine. »
« Of course, Ducati wants to put the 2020 bike first with the “Factory Boys”. Maybe they'll give it to us tomorrow... But we have enough to do, because this morning we had to optimize the map of the new engine and adjust a few other things. The basic configuration from the last Grand Prix did not work here, we reversed the geometry during the day » concludes the Australian who has already declared that he is not really worried about these last tests of the year.
Jerez test, November 25:
1. Vinales, Yamaha, 1:37,131 min
2. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:37,855 min, +0,754 sec
3. Mir, Suzuki, 1:38,012, +0,881
4. Rins, Suzuki, 1:38,089, +0,958
5. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:38,117, +0,986
6. Marc Márquez, Honda, 1:38,227, +1,096
7. Crutchlow, Honda, 1:38,253, +1,122
8. Pol Espargaró, KTM, 1:38,348, +1,217
9. Petrucci, Ducati, 1:38,358, +1,227
10. Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:38,474, +1,333
11. Miller, Ducati, 1:38,492, +1,361
12. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 1:38,500, +1,369
13. Iannone, Aprilia, 1:38,751, +1,620
14. Rossi, Yamaha, 1:38,759, +1,628
15. Rabat, Ducati, 1:39,103, +1,972
16. Guintoli, Suzuki, 1:39,148, +2,017
17. Alex Marquez, Honda, 1:39.413, +2.282
18. Smith, Aprilia, 1:39.588, +2.457
19. Pirro, Ducati, 1:39.652, +2.521
20. Lecuona, KTM, 1:39.93, +2.802
21. Binder, KTM, 1:39, +980.
22. Granado, Ducati, 1:43, +056
– More at SPEEDWEEK: https://www.speedweek.com/motogp/news/152344/Jerez-Test-Montag-Vinales-und-Quartararo-vor-Suzuki.html
