Jack Miller fears Qatar will set a precedent: “Everyone knows where we’re heading!”

Opposition amongst the riders to the MotoGP event in Qatar is growing, and time is running out. Pramac rider Jack Miller articulated the fears circulating in the paddock after the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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01.11.2026 - 14:22

This article is an automatically generated English version. The Original Article was published in German.

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In Saturday’s sprint race, Jack Miller caused a bit of a stir when the Pramac rider headed for the pits to change his motorbike, only to find that his replacement machine wasn’t ready yet. In Sunday’s Grand Prix, the Australian was spared such an embarrassment, albeit for a different reason: ‘Jackass’ spent most of Sunday’s race in the lower reaches of the field and finished in 16th place when the chequered flag fell.

The frustration after the race was unmistakable for the man with number 43: “I had no grip from the start to the finish of the race, and in the first corner it was like riding on black ice. I tried out several engine mappings until Pecco Bagnaia overtook me.” Miller had initially managed to leave the Italian behind on the ninth lap. “Towards the end of the race, I was easy prey; there was nothing left for me to gain.” Miller’s position was the lowest among the classified riders, and the outgoing MotoGP rider was unable to score any points.

However, the dominant topic in Malaysia was also the upcoming MotoGP event in Qatar. The political situation in the Middle East remains very tense. There is immense resistance amongst the riders to holding the race weekend at the Lusail International Circuit. Miller: “Nineteen of us don’t want to race there; I don’t want to race there either. If you speak to half the people in the paddock, they don’t want to be there either.” The 31-year-old articulated the fears prevailing amongst riders and team members: “Everyone knows where we’ll be at a certain time. We can’t hide where we are if, for example, someone wants to make an example of us.”

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