Jack Miller ‘not a fan of testing before racing’ at the same track

Jack Miller does not believe MotoGP should test at a circuit and then race thereღ directly afterwards.

Jack Miller, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March
Jack Miller, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller suffered a disappointing end to the Qatar MotoGP weekend as h♍e crashed out of the lead group on lap𝔍 two.

The KTM rider, who could ꧒come under intense pressure from rookie sensation Pedro Acosta regarding the factor✤y seat in 2025, was scoreless throughout the weekend after missing out on points in the sprint race too.

But refocused after a weekend off, Miller said: “Happy to be back here a꧂t Portimao. Looking forward to it, it should be a good weekend and I’m looking forward to putting Qatar behind us.

“We had decent pace൲ there throughout the weekend but𓃲 I wasn’t able to show it in both races.

“I had a good week at home regrouping, realigning to try a꧒nd come here and show our full potential.”

After MotoGP held a test in Qatar prior to the opening round, Portimao will serve as a blan🥀k sheet for every rider as they take their new bikes to the Portuguese circuit without having tested there recently.

Asked if this could throw up 🧜different results due to less track time being available heading into the races, Miller said: “It always does. When you go and do two or three days befไore racing on the track everybody is hitting the ground running. 

“You are not ღtrying to set the bike up after the weeﷺkend. I am not a fan of testing before racing on the track.

“The race weekend is like that and it’s part ofᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ the race weekend to understand the standard you are going to need and also working on the fly with your team to try and improve the bike between sessions.

“I think it will change a bit. The cream willജ always rise to ⭕the top. I think the podium will look the same anyway.

“But we’ll be alright though. We have made some s๊ignificant imꦜprovements since Portimao last year so I’m looking forward to taking the 2024 KTM around Portimao.”

Portimao is ꧃one of the standout circuits on the calendar due to its unique characteriꦬstics.

A circuit that has staged exciting MotoGP races in the past, Milꦿler believes this can be the case again although overtaking in MotoGP has become difficult no matter what track they are at, according to the Aus🐻tralian.

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Jack

Miller stated: “Easy… [to overtake] no♉! It’s not easy to overtake at all in MotoGP but at least on this track you have some opportunities like turn 13, turn one, turn three and even turn five, there are some good opportunities but it depends on the guys around you.

“Like I said, it's difficult to pass in MotoGP. But as we have seen in the past, it creates some prettꦅy decent racing.”

ꦰMiller’s team-mate Brad Binder sh꧅owed how competitive KTM can be after securing two podium finishes in Qatar.

Looking to join Binder at the front this weekend, Miller admitted the mistake in the grand prix was ‘my fault’, but th𓂃at he knows what he’s capable of.

“The mistake in the racꦅe was my fault,” began Miller. “I tried to turn too tight too early and laid it down.

“Missing all the wings on the right hand side and having the bike a bit twisted after didn’t help with lap times but I was still able t♕o push a𝔍nd finish the race.

“I tried my b♋est. Obviously, when we studied the data, left🐻 hand corners were pretty close to the boys up front but right hand corners we were suffering quite a lot.

“We know our level and we’ve had a week to sit at home and unwin, re-focus and realign ಞbefore coming back this week.”

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