Jack Miller taken out by Bautista at Jerez
Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS riders Jack Miller and Tito Rabat both made dramatic exits from the fourth round of the MotoGP World Championship in Jerez.
The Spanish GP, the 3000th race since the World Championship began in 1949, saw both Miller and Rabat crash and end a streak of points scoring finishes this season.
Jack Miller
Miller went out on lap six in controversial circumstances when he ended in the gravel at turn one with Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista.
A frustrated Miller was unhappy with Bautista’s bold move on the brakes that he believes cost him an excellent chance of another top ten finish.
Jack Miller
Jack Miller later said, “It was a positive weekend until the race, I had good pace in practice and felt comfortable with the bike. I got a good start but got caught up with a bunch of other riders on laps three and four and almost got cleaned up a couple of times. Then Alvaro threw it in deep on the brakes, lost the front and took me out when I was on target for another top ten finish. It was real shame but the positives are that I had great pace and I can take that forward to the race at Le Mans.”
The 27-lap race opened at a frantic pace with Miller moving from tenth on the grid to 8th on the opening lap in a torrid early battle with three-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo who eventually finished third on the podium.
Jack Miller
In the scramble for track position Miller tried to stay out of trouble and play a waiting game before the collision with Bautista ended his race.
Just four laps after Miller’s exit Rabat took a heavy tumble out of the points in 13th position at turn two after starting 18th on the grid.
Jack Miller was later fined 1000 Euro for pushing Alvaro Bautista following the crash.
Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS will test at Jerez on Monday and then later in the week at Valencia before heading to Le Mans for the French Grand Prix.
