Moto GP: Australian racer Jack Miller has returned back home ahead of this weekend's Phillip Island Grand Prix.
On a Phillip Island day where not a lot made sense, Marc Marquez added some order to the chaos in a way that was as foreboding as it was predictable.
With seven minutes remaining, a lap of 1min 27.770secs was more than enough. Enough to pip Gresini Ducati teammate and younger brother Alex Marquez, who came from 12th as his final lap started just before the chequered flag to slot in 0.102secs behind his older sibling. More than enough for Miller and GasGas rookie sensation Pedro Acosta, who crashed trying to match his searing pace.
Marquez felt the strong showing of the GP23 was more coincidental than a trend for the remainder of the Island weekend, acknowledging that Friday’s unusual circumstances played into his hands.PODCAST: In the Australian GP preview episode of ‘Pit Talk’, Renita Vermeulen and Matt Clayton look ahead to a big weekend at Phillip Island that will have a significant say in the MotoGP title fight, and catch up with last year’s MotoGP race winner Johann Zarco.
“I caught the yellow flag at Turn 1 with Savadori, and then the second lap I really got into it and it was good until I didn’t make it through sector two. Miller had good pace, but his late fall left him with work to do on Saturday. Australian legend Mick Doohan says the freefall of Honda to become MotoGP’s doormat this season has been “disappointing”, as the Japanese factory has been cast adrift in the five-manufacturer fight for the sport’s top prizes.
While Ducati has dominated this year’s title chase, winning 15 of 16 Grands Prix heading into Phillip Island, Doohan feels fellow Japanese struggler Yamaha – who has re-signed 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo, done deals with key Ducati technical personnel and is embarking on a radical shift to introducing a V4 engine design in lieu of its traditional inline-four configuration – shows that change is necessary to beat the European manufacturers at their own game.
Repsol Honda rider Luca Marini, who has scored just seven points in 31 starts this year to be last of the 22 regular riders in the series, said recent upgrades made to Honda’s RC213V introduced at a one-day test session after the San Marino Grand Prix are testament to Honda’s progress from a dreadful start to 2024.
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