Cancelled Australian GP: According to Jack Miller, there were time slots available for racing

Last weekend saw the final MotoGP event take place at Phillip Island – from 2027, the Australian Grand Prix will be held in Adelaide. The cancellation of Sunday’s race was therefore a bitter blow – for the fans, the teams and the riders. Local hero Jack Miller, in particular, who would have loved to have raced his final MotoGP race in front of a home crowd, was disappointed.

Even a few days later, ‘Jackass’ couldn’t hide his disappointment at the cancellation. “To be honest, there are no words to describe it; it’s a real blow to the gut. I wasn’t happy with a lot of things about how things went on Sunday, but we’ll save that for another conversation,” said the Australian on Thursday in Sepang.

The MotoGP race could not go ahead due to restricted visibility for the rescue helicopter, which was understandable. Many riders – such as Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi – commented afterwards that the track conditions on Sunday were acceptable and a race would have been possible – had it not been for the problem with poor visibility.

Jack Miller on Sepang: “Hopefully it’ll be pouring with rain on Sunday and the helicopter will be able to fly”

For Miller, however, there would certainly have been opportunities to race in the Grand Prix. “As I’ve already said, I’m not going to go into detail about it now. But you can get the picture: there’s more than one hospital in Melbourne in this area – that’s one thing, apart from many others. It wasn’t as if it had been raining heavily all day either; there were windows of opportunity when we could have raced. But ultimately, it is what it is,” Miller clarified.

This weekend, Jack Miller will contest his fourth-last MotoGP event. The Sepang International Circuit is a track that the riders and teams know very well. The first pre-season test traditionally takes place there in February. “Here in Malaysia, we almost feel a bit at home on the MotoGP bike. We spent six days here at the start of the year and are looking forward to getting back out on the track and seeing how much the bike has developed since then,” Miller said, looking ahead. “It’s always a pleasure to ride here in the heat – the track is great fun. So I’m looking forward to getting started. The weather looks typically Malaysian. Hopefully it’ll be pouring with rain on Sunday and the helicopter will be able to fly.”

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