Jack Miller ‘cancelled’ his three-place grid penalty by charging from seventeenth to twelfth on the opening lap of Sunday’s Hungarian MotoGP at Balaton Park.
When Fabio Quartararo served his lengthy lap, Miller climbed to eleventh and have become the highest Yamaha rider.
However hopes of a robust outcome evaporated with a fall at Flip 1 on lap six, adopted by a second and closing crash ten laps later whereas making an attempt to recuperate from final place.
“Undoubtedly not the day I wished or anticipated,” mentioned Miller.
“I acquired off to a good begin, settled in behind Pol [Espargaro] and waited a bit earlier than making a transfer, figuring out I had the tempo to get forward.
“However then, at Flip 1, slower than the lap earlier than, as quickly as I touched the throttle the entrance went away and that was it. Truthfully, I hadn’t completed something completely different from the lap earlier than, aside from being slower. An actual head-scratcher.
“I picked the bike up and tried to push, hoping to catch somebody, even with a small clutch situation, however a number of laps later I went down once more at Flip 11.
“I used to be pushing most likely slightly bit too laborious at that time, simply making an attempt to catch again up.
“An actual disgrace, as a result of we had a good tempo this weekend and I really feel it was a missed alternative.”
Pramac staff director Gino Borsoi added: “I feel the highest ten was inside attain for him, however sadly he went down as soon as, after which once more. For certain, it doesn’t assist the morale – as I’ve advised him many occasions, the bottom line is to try to end races.”
Regardless of the pointless weekend, an announcement confirming Miller alongside Toprak Razgatlioglu at Pramac for 2026 may arrive earlier than the upcoming Catalan MotoGP spherical.
“We’ll see what comes within the subsequent weeks,” Miller mentioned.
