Australian MotoGP: Jack Miller: ‘I thought it wouldn’t be possible to race at home in factory colours’
Back in MotoGP title contention after two brilliant performances in Motegi and😼 Buriram, Miller has a very r💎ealistic chance of claiming his first home win in the premier class.
Miller’s best result at Phillip Island is a third place which came in 2019 after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales crashed out from second whilst battling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez for victory on the final lap.
But given his current run of form which saw him dominate the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Japanese MotoGP before securing second last 💛time out, Miller could give Ducati yet another headache when it comes to team orders this weekend.
Prior to FP1 getting underway on Friday, Miller has already been on track after leading a 💝parade lap that involved fans riding their own motorcycles from all over the country.
"It's awesome to be able to do this here in Australia, it's something I've seen done throughout the world and to be able ﷽to do it with the Aussie fans is awesome," adde❀d Miller.
"We've 💟always got a massive bunch of people who come down here and travel far and wide, massive distances on motorcycles, braving the cold and🐼 rain.
"It was awesome to fღinish most of their journeys off today on the track! There's nothing like coming back to Phillip Island and doing a lap, especially when you can go a ꦏlittle slower and take it all in!"
This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will also mark the first time that Miller is wearing factory Ducati colours in front of his home crowd, something he’ll do just this season ahead of his swi🍎tch to KTM at the end of the year.
Discussing his home race, Miller continued: "It's unreal, heading back into a home GP after not being able to have ✱one for three years.
"It's a fantastic feeling to be racing back at home, especially in factory col꧙ours after I thought it wasn't going to be possible to be able to ride in fronꦏt of my fans wearing these colours.
♉"Some big ไexpectations this weekend but I'm super excited for it!"
Racing a MotoGP bike at Phillip Island a ‘childhood dream’ - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Remy Gardner
A tough rookie season for Gardner will come to an end in just three races time before he joins GRT Yamaha in WorldSBK next sea🌄son. But despite his recent 💝fallout with KTM, the reigning Moto2 champion is in high spirits ahead of his one and only MotoGP showing at Phillip Island.
Gardner said: "I am really looking forward to this week in Phillip Island for my home race! Racing here in Australia on a MotoGP bike is a childhood dream, so ꦕI cann✅ot wait to get on track on Friday. Hopefully we can do something good in front of home fans."
While this ꦅweekend will be Gardner’s lone MotoGP appear𒁏ance at Phillip Island, the Tech 3 KTM rider will also get to experience the same circuit on an R1 next season as WorldSBK also races at Phillip Island.
