Half result in that of Motegi for the Ducati official, forced to deal with the fall of Francesco Bagnaia on the last lap which complicates the world championship goals of the Piedmontese rider with four races left to the end of the world championship. On the contrary, the Borgo Panigale house can still rejoice in the impeccable performance of the Australian Jack Millerfor the first time on the top step of the podium this season and author of a race that highlighted all the qualities of the 27-year-old, close to moving to KTM for 2023.
A convincing performance for the public and for Miller himself, to the point of recognizing the test in Japan as the most positive and rewarding of his entire career in the premier class, and beyond: “Definitely yes, it was my best race, the best performance ever of my entire life – commented the Australian to the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP – I drove without errors, as I wanted, from start to finish. It was an incredible day for me. When you are in front you only fight against the demons in your head. It was a long, very stressful race, but I enjoyed it all. I felt at one with the bike, and the laps went by one after the other, faster and faster. Since I went out on the track, I immediately felt at ease, for the whole weekend. The bike worked very well, we understood exactly what changes to make. We did it and it was all extraordinary. Yesterday I was a little sorry for not having done the qualifying I wanted in the wet, but I knew I could do a good job. I struggled a bit but I managed to get out of the group and get ahead quickly and then that’s it. I wasn’t looking at lap times. I knew the times were good, but in general the feeling was always good “.
Thanks to this brilliant show of strength, Miller remains in 5th place in the world championship standings, 11 points behind the one who will replace him next season, that is Enea Bastianini. Same gap, this time ahead, on Brad Binder, who is also the protagonist of a splendid podium and his next teammate for the coming season in KTM.
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