News 28 Aug 2018

Fans deserved more according to Miller in British GP controversy

Australian MotoGP contender voices opinion on Silverstone's cancellation.

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Australian Jack Miller says fans deserved more amid Sunday’s cancellation of the British grand prix, which was called off due to worsening weather conditions and ailing drainage of the recently resurfaced Silverstone circuit.

The Pramac Racing ace, who qualified in a respectable P9, believes more needs to be done to prevent a similar scenario occurring again in the future where water is unable to adequately drain from the racing surface.

“[I’ve] been thinking about yesterday,” Miller started. “I think you fans deserved more from us to say the least – people who travelled from all parts of the globe and fans at home in Australia who stayed up well past their bed times, and to the hearty British fans sitting in those freezing stands all day for us not to race, to say I am sorry would not be enough.

“The resurfacing job just wasn’t up to scratch and I still feel we need to do more to prevent this ever happening in the future. I would just really like to thank all the fans that were on the track for taking the decision they way they did, I would understand if it went the other way.”

Many have conceded the decision to call off racing was correct, however it’s still drawn varied opinions from riders. The MotoGP World Championship will head to Misano in Italy on 9 September for the 13th round of the series.

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