The Ducati factory team had a difficult start to the season in Qatar, with Pecco Bagnaia’s disappointing race ending in a crash and Jack Miller’s retirement due to a technical problem that generated a loss of power and influenced the handling of his Desmosedici GP.
After the race, the Australian said his Ducati “didn’t seem to know where it was on the track” and has now revealed that the reason for his retirement was an electronic problem with the GPS.
“Can I tell you?” Miller asked his press officer before giving more details to reporters Thursday in Mandalika: “We know what the problem was, we already knew it Sunday night. We made a mistake in the electronics and it didn’t work. We knew what was wrong. immediately after the race “.
The Ducati rider already has a gap to make up on many of his rivals in the championship, but he hopes to start the Indonesian GP well, remembering above all the good performances of Lusail: “The mood was good. I had a good weekend until the race in Qatar. I am in the same state of mind, I will prepare for the race in the best possible way and we will see what it brings. Yes, we were unlucky in the first race, but there are 20 more to do. “
“We have to look positively: I feel good, I’m happy to be back here, I think the track is fantastic. I can’t wait to get back on track. I can’t believe what they have done in such a short time, it’s really impressive . Can’t wait for the weekend to start. “
This is already the second MotoGP visit to Mandalika this year after the February test, but Miller expects some changes, between the resurfaced section in the first section of the track and the development work on the Ducati which continued until the GP’s free practice. of Qatar.
“In general, we are not returning to exactly the same conditions. It is an evolution of what we had here and what we used in Qatar. But we are ready to hit the track here,” he concluded.
Jack Miller, Ducati Team
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