The KTM rider had been just ninth in the Sa♈turday Sprint race but came out fightin𒉰g in the main event, blasting from tenth on the grid to third on the opening lap.

Miller then settled in ‘comfortably’ behind former Ducati te𒁏am-mate Francesco Bagnaia and eventual winner Alex Rins, and felt the leaders were coming back towards༺ him once the tyre grip had peaked.

But a slightly different line through turn six t♛hen overloaded the front of his RC16 and he slid off on lap 7 of 20.

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“No🅠t what we wanted,” said Miller, who was among ten f🧔allers in Sunday’s race. “We were there having a red-hot crack at it. The bike was working pretty decent, I was able to reel [Bagnaia and Rins] in each lap in that Sector 2.

“I was just sort of settled in, had swapped the maps over probably 2 laps prior. I felt pretty comfortable and those other boys were starting to come back to me. Their pace was starting to rise just a little bit once the tyres got to the point ꦍwhere we needed to start nursing them.

“Checking the data, I did hold a tighter [line] in turn six beforehand, and then as I changed [direction], I sort ☂of paused on the change before putti🦩ng it in there because I was coming from a bit wider.

“Then [the team] think it sort of loaded t♔he rear and when she's unloaded it’s put a little bit more o🐎n the front. So that could have had something to do with it. That's all it takes around here.

“Once it tucked, I held it on the el𒁏bow there for a bit, but there's no saving it. It is what it is. We were competitive today. We have decent pace there with those other boys. I felt comfortable but she got away from me.

“This track’s slippery and it's unforgiving. You ha🌺d to ride with that🦩 little bit of margin and it looked like Rins was able to do that throughout the weekend.”

With Bagnaia crashing out shortly after, not only does Milꦰler feel he could have held on to take a first KTM podium, but possibly even the race victory.

“I felt honestly the victory was on offer today, because of the w♓ay this thing holds [saves] the rear tyre,” explained Miller, who set what would be the third fastest lap of the race, behind Rins and Bagnaia, on lap 5. 

“Those other boys, especially through the long right-hander, were kind of pulling away from me in the beginning of the race. But they were quite on and off the gas through there and pushing the rear a lot, whereas I was kind of conservative. Just keeping partial throttle, holding a tighter line and waiting until the end to ‘braaap’ into the next ♒corner.

“And then honestly after 5 laps their 'system' wasn't working anymore and I wa♔s actually starting to gain time back in that sector.

“Even off the slower corn𒐪ers, my bike was managing the tyre a bit bet🔜ter. Rins was starting to spin a bit more than I was in acceleration, so I really felt we were on for a good shout today.

“But&n🥃bsp;we're all going to say that aren't we, when we land in the gravel trap after 7 laps!”

With Miller and then Bagnaia crashing out, LCR Honda's Rinꦿs went on to take victory from Luca Marini (VR46 Ducati) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha).

Team-mate Brad Binder also fe🅰ll, from eighth place on lap 10, remounting to finish 13th and last.