News 31 May 2017

Another top 10 realistic for Miller entering Mugello

Recovery on track following scary French free practice crash.

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North Queenslander Jack Miller has recovered from his high-speed crash in France ahead of this weekend’s Mugello round and will target yet another top 10 result on Sunday.

Despite a high-speed crash in free practice, which he was lucky to walk away from uninjured, Miller equalled his best result of the season with eighth place at Le Mans.

The 22-year-old Australian opted to sit out a two-day MotoGP test in Barcelona immediately after Le Mans to allow his right hand and right knee, both of which were swollen following his FP4 crash, time to heal.

Having completed an intensive program of physiotherapy during the past week, Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda’s Miller is looking forward to a return to action this weekend in Italy where, once again, a top 10 finish is his goal.

“As soon as I got home from Le Mans I had a scan on the hand and the knee just to make sure there was nothing broken and since then I’ve been working with the physiotherapist to reduce the swelling in both,” Miller explained.

“I’ve been doing a lot of cycling this week, but I also managed to get out on the supermotard and had no problems with the hand or the knee, so it’s looking good for the weekend ahead.

“Mugello is one of those special circuits on the calendar and like a lot of other riders I really enjoy racing there. With the long straights it’s a bit of a horsepower track, but it’s also one that demands a lot of confidence in the front.

“We’ve made big steps in this area since the start of the season. This means we should be able to make up in the corners and in the fast changes of direction what we lose down the straights, so I’m confident another top 10 finish is a realistic goal for us this weekend.”

Miller’s gritty performance in France was enough to see him climb back into the top 10 of the championship standings, now 10th following the opening five rounds.

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