Australian MotoGP: Jack Miller: ‘Pressure is what goes into tyres, Fabio knows about that'

Is Fabio Quartararo feeling the pressure in his MotoGP title defence or was Thailand a simple blip? Jack Miller has fuelled the fire ahead of the Australian MotoGP.
Jack Miller, Ducati MotoGP Phillip Island, Australia 2022
Jack Miller, Ducati MotoGP Phillip Island, Australia 2022

Mill꧟er, who is arguably the most in-form MotoGP rider heading into the final three races of the year, remains a sizable threat to Quartararo in the championship.

With that said, Ducati’s title hopes remain largely on the shoulders of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia, with the Italian just two points off Quartararo in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:standings as opposed to Miller who is 40 back on 🐲the Yamaha ride✨r.

Asked if he’s feeling any added pressure heading into the weekend, Miller instead turned to Quartaraღro in the pre-event press con𝄹ference.

"Pressure is what goes in tyres isn’t it? Fabio 🐲knows all about that," added the factory Ducati rider. "I feel like [being] 40 points back isn’t ideal, it’s less than ideal but we’ll keep doing what we’ve been doing. 

"I’m enjoying riding the bike and I’m having a ball with it at the moment. If we can continue tha🐬t and pull some decent resul🐟ts then we’ll see where we end up at the end."

Miller's comments 𒀰are in reference ꦇto Quartararo having the wrong front tyre pressure during the Thailand MotoGP.

Miller doesn’t expect team orders from Ducati as the MotoGP title fight heats up

Yet 🌠to win his home race as a premier class rider, Miller is aiming to do just that on Sunday afternoon even at the risk of costing team-mate Bagnaia points.  

Miller added: "These boys have got a battle between themselves. I’ll try not to do anything silly but o♊f course, it’s every rider’s dream to win their home Grand Prix and it just feels awesome to be back here on a factory bike. There’s no doubt I’ll be going for it."

As we saw in Motegi and Buriram, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini and Miller both had ꦯmoments where they battled against Bagnaia which included making overtakes on the Italian. 

Jack Miller MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP 2 October
Jack Miller MotoGP race, Thailand MotoGP 2 October

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Johann Zarco elected not to do so at the Thai💞 Grand Prix despite rapidly closing in on Bagnaia during the closing stages, although the🌞 Pramac rider is not a title contender like Bastianini or Miller.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Remy Gardner hoping to fight for WorldSBK wins in 2023

Making his one and only home MotoGP appearance this weekend, Gardner was also in❀volved in the pre-event press conference after taking part in a parade lap with Miller and fans from all over the country on Wednesday.

The Tech 3 KTM rider will join GRT Yamaha next season alongside Dominique Aegerter, with the aim of returning to winning ways. However, Gardner could not hide his disappointment at the fact 🌳he will be leaving MotoGP after this season.

"It’s [WorldSBK] a new challenge for me," st𓄧ated Gardner. "I didn’t really fee🌞l like my time here in MotoGP was over but that’s the way life is and I’m always open to a new challenge. 

"Hop🍬efully I can be on a competitive package and can be fighting for podiums and maybe wins next year."

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