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He does not want to know how to get into gear the season of Jack Miller, who in the Round in Jerez did not collect a single point, finishing 14th in the Sprint Race and ending the Grand Prix with a retirement, due to a crash with Franco Morbidelli. It was a weekend to forget for the Australian rider of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, 14th in the championship after the first four rounds of the year, with a meager haul of only 22 points.
"I've said this a lot recently, but it's clear that it wasn't the day we wanted," the Australian commented after the Spanish GP. "I got an acceptable start, tried to follow the leaders and felt pretty good until the fourth lap, then the pace picked up and I couldn't hold it. I tried my best to stay with them, but I was on the limit. I had a few scares, so I stayed at the level I felt. Obviously you never feel comfortable when you ride a bike like that, but I felt I had reached my limit. I was lapping around 1'38" and was pretty consistent."
Miller's race, however, took a whole other turn shortly after he lost his position to brand mate Pedro Acosta.
"When Pedro passed me, I tried to watch him to see what he does differently and to try to learn as much as I could-there's nothing like riding behind him. Unfortunately it all ended when Morbidelli decided to try a maneuver where there was no room," he recounted, " I don't know if a black cat crossed my path or if I went under a ladder, but it's hard for things to go in our favor. However, we will hang in there and continue to follow program. I' ve hit rock bottom before, so I'm crossing my fingers because we are there and we can climb back up. The only thing to do is to stay positive, keep working, keep training and things will change. I will work on the pace and we will be there."
Making the Australian's experienced start to the season even more complex are Acosta's outstanding performances in his debut with the Red Bul GasGas Tech team's RC16, which could lead to him losing his place in the Austrian manufacturer's factory team.
"If they do that, that's their right.What am I supposed to do? Go home? It is clear that I will have to talk to other brands. That's the way it is," Miller had commented to the Canal+ microphones even before the start of the Grand Prix, expressing some discomfort with the situation.
The 29-year-old, however, does not want to throw in the towel and hopes to be able to climb back up the slope as early as the next round in France, thanks to the data gathered in Monday's test in Jerez. "I think we made progress in some areas and gathered clear data in others. We have some good information for Le Mans, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can turn things around and continue to look our way," Jack concluded, " We'll see where we are next week.
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