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Australian Jack Miller has fond memories of the Circuit of the Americas after he won the 2014 Moto3 race in Austin from pole position, carrying increased confidence into Sunday’s third round of this year’s MotoGP World Championship.

The 21-year-old starred in the early stages of an eventful Termas de Rio Hondo clash in Argentina last weekend when he picked up nine places in just three laps to stake a claim for the top six.

A crash prevented Miller from claiming his first top six MotoGP finish, but he’s shown plenty of promise in the opening two rounds to suggest he won’t have to wait much longer to break into the top 10.

“I really enjoy the Circuit of the Americas,” Miller explained. “I won the Moto3 race in 2014 and I have a lot of fun riding there. It should offer better grip than we had in Argentina, so hopefully we can adapt the bike quickly.

“The result wasn’t what we wanted in Argentina, but we found some good improvements with the bike and I was able to make some steps with my riding style better that suited the package more. The positives far outweighed the negatives last weekend. Now I’ve just got to make sure I don’t push as hard!”

Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team principal Michael Bartholemy said that the potential of Miller is clear following an encouraging performance in Argentina last Sunday prior to his exit.

“Jack has already shown he has the potential to be very fast and I think in Argentina he was unlucky in qualifying and the race,” he said. “He can take great encouragement from his performance in Argentina and hopefully he’ll bounce back with a strong result in Austin.”