Jack Miller “let all people down” after crashing out of house MotoGP race

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Pramac rider Jack Miller admitted he “let all people down”, together with his group, with a race-ending shunt on the Australian Grand Prix.

Miller emerged as a shock frontrunner at Phillip Island final weekend, qualifying on the entrance row of the grid for the primary time since 2023 earlier than ending a stable fourth in Saturday’s dash.

In the primary race on Sunday, he dropped from third on the grid to sixth early on because the Yamaha lacked the long-run tempo of its rivals, however was nonetheless in for a stable factors haul on house turf.

Nevertheless, his race ended prematurely when he misplaced the entrance finish of his M1 at Siberia on lap 5, marking his second retirement in as many weekends.

The Queenslander revealed that he was battling the dealing with of his bike on a heavier gas load within the race, however was nonetheless dissatisfied in himself given the pace he had loved earlier within the weekend.

“It felt respectable coming into the race. I acquired away to an honest begin, I used to be within the group there," he defined.

“I used to be struggling a bit bit greater than I had carried out all weekend, particularly [Turns] 6 and a couple of. I sort of felt like I needed to power it a bit bit extra to make a flip. Whether or not or not it's the Pirelli rubber or the additional gas, [I don’t know]. We're solely two litres greater than heat up however nonetheless. It simply felt like I needed to power it a bit bit extra.

“I had a few warnings going into [Turn] 6, simply with a bit little bit of vibration stepping into as I am attempting to power the bike to show in. And yeah, ‘she’ lastly stated no extra on the third time; sort of simply vibrated in after which went on me.

“[I am] dissatisfied to let all people down, let the group down after what was a robust weekend.

“However we confirmed this weekend nice tempo, nice pace - doing it on our personal. So try to take the positives and study from the negatives, and attempt to perceive what the distinction was right this moment.

“I felt like I positioned myself nicely. Simply creeping as much as what might have been a pleasant end result. However that is all to say, we have to put it into apply. It is two weekends now the place we'll let ourselves down in the primary race.

“[Now we will] try to get out of this little little bit of stoop, that's the GP race and attempt to repair it going forwards.”

Sunday at Phillip Island started with Darwin-born Justin Kelso ending on the rostrum within the Moto3 race, earlier than Senna Agius introduced extra delight to the house crowd with victory in Moto2.

Since Casey Stoner’s retirement on the finish of 2022, Miller has been the prolific Australian rider in MotoGP, though extra Aussies have entered grand prix racing in recent times.

“I am stoked for the opposite two,” he stated. “After all, I admire the house followers and the whole lot. [But] I am a racer, I am attempting to do one of the best I can each time I get on the bike.

“Senna's down there with all my larrikins for the time being. Three sheets of the wind, having a great time. It is good for him and I used to be so bloody stoked. Gave him a giant previous hug and was on the market clapping.

“I am a fan of Australian motorsports, whether or not or not it's motorcycling, highway racing, motocross, System 1 with Oscar [Piastri]. I really like when Aussies do nicely.

“I take pleasure in that success and I attempt to feed off it nearly. However sadly, right this moment we weren't in a position to be a part of the membership.”