Spanish MotoGP: Win ‘meant a lot today, could not hold back’ emotion - Miller

Jack Miller says MotoGP win at Jerez brought out a ‘rollercoaster of emotions’, as the Australian takes first victory for Ducati.
Jack Miller, MotoGP race, Spanish MotoGP, 2 May 2021
Jack Miller, MotoGP race, Spanish MotoGP, 2 May 2021
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A difficult start to the 2021 MotoGP season was made a lot ea🐎sier for factory Duꦬcati rider Jack Miller in Jerez today. 

Miller took his second career MotoGP Grand Prix win and first at 🦹the Cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚircuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, after would be race winner Fabio Quartararo encountered arm issues mid-race.

The French rider was heading for a third consecutive win and Yamahas fourth from꧒ four🌟 before the physical issue appeared. 

But Miller was there🔯 to take advantag🅺e and produced one of his better performances in the premier class, as he held off late pressure from team-mate Francesco Bagnaia. 

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Asked if he saw Quartararo as ‘preyꩵ’ once the Yamaha rider dropped back towards him, Miller said: "Not so much s𒆙eeing ‘prey’ sort of speak. I just threw out the hook because I saw what he did last year and was thinking Fabio’s going to demolish us all. 

"So I thought I’d throw out the hook, get towed around for a few laps and have a decent enough gap to just wobble around for the last few laps and hop♏efully get a podium or something. 

"As I was doing that we probably had around six laps going for it and I saw he got ou𝓰t to that gap but it wasn’t going any more. 

"If anything I was starting t🦹o catch him back. Then in two laps I caught back a massive chunk and thought ‘I had to pass him’ because h𒆙e’s dropping." 

That was ind♎eed what happened to Quartararo as he dropped down the order to eventua🐷lly finish 13th. 

For 🧸Miller though, thi🌱s result was much needed given his two ninth places in Qatar and crash in Portimao. 

With Bagnaia going well on the othꦦer side of the garage with thr🍷ee podiums so far in 2021, the win brought out a range of emotions for Miller that was visible for all to see following the race. 

Miller acknowledged he’s not been on a ‘rollercoaster of emotions’ like thi🐈s before. 

"Honestly, I entered turn one💫 in like disbelief - turn two was starting to cry - turn five was like ‘Yeah’! I was screaming and then it was just up and down ever since," a♎dded Miller. 

"I guess it’s just when you try somethi๊ng your whole life pretty much, and then it finally happens, the one thing you think about is let’s say 90% of the time the training you put in, and when you go to bed you dream about this moment. 

"When you can finally achieve it you just go through that rollerco🐠aster of emotions. I could n🐼ot hold it back. I was trying to fight it, but (the win) meant a lot today."

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