Jack Miller believes “the tempo is there” regardless of a late Friday follow crash sending him into Q1 on the Spanish MotoGP.
The Pramac Yamaha rider was on track to safe direct Q2 entry when a Flip 7 tumble, throughout his ultimate time assault, ended his hopes.
“It’s a disgrace, however the tempo is there. The sensation on the bike was good proper from the morning,” mentioned Miller, who started the day promisingly with sixth in FP1.
“On my first lap with the brand new tyre, I used to be behind Marc however we hit a yellow flag, so we needed to abort. That also ended up being my greatest lap.”
On his second try, Miller pushed once more, this time behind former Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
The Australian saved a front-end tuck at Flip 1 however then overloaded the entrance once more whereas chasing the purple machine.
“On the second tyre, I used to be following Pecco and tucked the entrance at Flip 1, however I managed to put it aside. Nonetheless, I misplaced a while and needed to push arduous by way of the subsequent two corners to shut the hole,” he mentioned.
“I used to be feeling robust. However I got here into Flip 7 a bit scorching, didn’t get a lot stopping from the rear, compelled the entrance a bit of, and the bike simply gave up – down I went.
“We simply want a bit extra help from the engine braking, and I’m assured we’ll get that sorted for tomorrow.”
Miller’s greatest time was solely 0.235s off the Q2 lower, whereas Monster Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo underlined the potential of the M1 at Jerez by main the session on his method to fifth.
“This old-school circuit actually appears to go well with the Yamaha,” mentioned Pramac crew supervisor Gino Borsoi.
“We’re clearly upset by Jack’s crash, which value him a Q2 spot that was properly inside attain.
“However his tempo, each over one lap and in race trim, could be very encouraging. That offers me a number of confidence heading into the Dash and Sunday.”
On the opposite aspect of the Pramac storage, Augusto Fernandez ended the day in twentieth.
“We needed to make some setup modifications, and that gave me a greater feeling,” Fernandez mentioned. “However we’re nonetheless not getting a lot help from the rear, which is making issues difficult.
“The entrance finish feels nice – you may see that from Fabio’s tempo – and we’re narrowing the hole.”
