Jack Miller was “utterly uncontrolled” when he tried to move Joan Mir within the incident that ended the manufacturing facility Honda rider’s Aragon MotoGP Dash, based on the Spaniard.
Honda HRC Castrol rider Mir didn’t say an excessive amount of concerning the incident after the race as a result of he felt he wasn’t within the place to elucidate the way it occurred.
His solely opinion was that Miller “was utterly uncontrolled”.
“It might be higher to ask him [Miller] what occurred,” Joan Mir stated after the Dash.
“The consequence of his actions was my DNF, I couldn’t full the race due to this motion.
“He was utterly uncontrolled, we touched, and I went straight [towards] the wall, I needed to brake within the gravel after which I crashed.
“I do know the consequence, however I don’t know the rationale why.
“I can’t get extra deeply into it as a result of I’ll allow you to choose the motion and the penalty, if it’s truthful sufficient, and that’s it.”
Joan Mir, 2025 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix, grid. Credit score: Gold and Goose
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Mir additionally disagreed with the one lengthy lap penalty that Miller acquired for the incident, believing as an alternative that the penalty for committing the offence ought to be stronger than the offence itself.
“I feel that they [Race Direction] ought to perceive a bit bit as a result of, on TV they didn’t present the manoeuvre, however in Race Course they’ve [cameras] in each place [so they can see] what occurred,” Mir stated when requested concerning the penalty Miller acquired.
“Truthfully, after the race I went there with Alberto [Puig, Honda HRC Castrol team manager] to grasp a bit bit [their] method to method a majority of these actions, and I used to be truthfully shocked and upset as a result of the wall was very shut and as a result of this motion he misplaced his race.”
He continued: “There was no cause to try this manoeuvre [but] he did it, he destroyed my race, and he solely obtained a protracted lap [penalty].
“For me, it’s not sufficient in these kind of actions, however I don’t know. We are going to see what is usually a tougher punishment, as a result of tougher than the overtake that I obtained is troublesome.”
Miller: “It’s f*cking exhausting to race round right here”
When Jack Miller spoke after the race, he was accepting of the penalty, agreeing that he made a mistake, however stated the monitor circumstances had been an element.
“Not one of the best Dash race however not the worst,” the Pramac Yamaha rider stated.
“I had feeling, the bike was working nicely.
“Sadly, [there was] the contact with Joan [Mir] early on. I had what I felt was higher tempo than the fellows round me, I used to be attempting to make strikes ahead, it was very ‘observe the chief’ there on the primary lap.
“After I went into flip 12 I used to be attempting to make the move, I used to be very robust there on the brakes, however I needed to go a bit tighter than I’d anticipated and principally right here as quickly as you get out of the road there’s no grip.
“The bike went to about 90 levels; I used to be sliding, attempting to do the whole lot I [could] to keep away from contact with Joan, however sadly we touched.
“Once we touched, my bike grabbed grip and put me out.”
When requested if the penalty he acquired for the incident was deserved, Miller agreed with it.
“Nicely, I f*cked up, I made contact,” he stated.
“There was a spot there, I used to be attempting to make it work, however as quickly as I obtained within the soiled sh*t…
“I triggered one other man to crash – okay, he fell off within the gravel, however this was my mistake.”
Miller not solely felt that he deserved a penalty, however agreed with the sanction he acquired.
“I feel Puig [Honda HRC Castrol Team Manager] and Joan had been [at the Stewards’ office] and upset, saying that the punishment ought to’ve been extra, however from what I understood it’s a scale, like a build-up factor,” he stated.
“It’s a primary offence for me this season, and it was a respectable overtaking alternative – from all of the cameras you’ll be able to see I used to be shut and attempting to overhaul; I used to be not anticipating to have this huge slide on the soiled stuff.
“It’s f*cking exhausting to race round right here.”
Miller added that the expertise of failing the move on Mir meant he was capable of keep away from the identical contact with Johann Zarco later within the race.
“I made the very same move work with Zarco afterward within the race,” he stated, “as a result of I had this expertise with Mir I used to be anticipating the large slide that was coming once I crossed to the soiled stuff.
“I used to be prepared for it, had the large slide, caught it, misplaced the entrance a bit and Zarco was there, nevertheless it put me shut sufficient to move him within the final nook on the within.”
Quotes gathered by Crash.internet MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren.
