Jack Miller took the third podium of the year in Barcelona. He didn’t do it under the checkered flag, but shortly afterwards when Quartararo received a three-second penalty for cutting the first chicane. But Fabio could (not to say, have) been stopped after the zipper of his suit opened and he also lost the chest protector.
“We are drivers and when you get into a situation like this, you don’t think about safety, only about the result. There is someone who has to take care of these things. You can’t trust yourselfs “, commented the Australian with his usual irony.
But Jack was very serious in the race.
“It was a long race, not very physical, different from usual. You had to be calm and patient, and I’m not the most patient person in the world,” he joked. “In the end I had some problems with the front tire. I couldn’t overtake Fabio even though I tried. “
Because of the punishment that was imposed on the French, this wasn’t a big problem.
“When I saw him pull out between the first and second corners, I thought you might do something to him,” admitted Miller. “As far as I’m concerned, my plans went almost perfectly, except when I almost fell on turn four and then lost a gear on five by going far. Most of all, I suffered a lot from the temperature of the front tire. On the straight, I didn’t drive in the slipstream of the vehicle in front to cool it off. In the end it went well. I lost a few points from Zarco but got some from Quartararo. “
However, he couldn’t do anything against Oliveira.
“At one point it was like a déjà vu from last year’s race in Portimao,” recalls the Australian Ducati rider. “Although he didn’t break away in the end, but he did a fantastic job. We all made some mistakes, but he didn’t. He was the strongest. Zarco was also particularly quick in the end. “
Now Jack is third in the championship, 28 points behind Quartararo.
“With the two victories I made up a lot of points,” he commented. “But the most important thing is that I feel very comfortable on the Ducati. The GP21 is fantastic. The next race will take place at the Sachsenring and I’m a little nervous because I like the track, but it’s a bit tight. Then there is Assen, and that is my greatest doubt.”