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Marini Surprised to Find Miller Behind Him in MotoGP Race

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After qualifying ahead of only Franco Morbidelli, then finishing 21st and last in the Sprint, Marini was briefly 19th on the opening lap of the grand prix. But the trio behind soon overtook, leaving Marini surprised to find out that another rider was still behind him.The rider in question was Red Bull KTM’s Jack Miller, who crashed out of the top ten at the start of lap 2, before catching back up to Marini by lap 10 of 21.“I let him pass and tried to follow him, also to not take any risk going below with the tyre pressure ,” Marini said. “I tried to understand something behind him, because the KTM now is really strong and has improved a lot from last year. “I think that something positive comes in my mind, and it's clear for me what we need to do, but we need a little bit of time to try more fixes.”Marini spent seven laps behind Miller before re-passing the Australian and, although Miller lamented that he was losing the front and rear whenever he tried to push, Marini still spotted a clear grip difference over the Honda

After qualifying ahead of only Franco Morbidelli, then finishing 21st and last in the Sprint, Marini was briefly 19th on the opening lap of the grand prix. But the trio behind soon overtook, leaving Marini surprised to find out that another rider was still behind him.The rider in question was Red Bull KTM ’s Jack Miller , who crashed out of the top ten at the start of lap 2, before catching back up to Marini by lap 10 of 21.

“I let him pass and tried to follow him, also to not take any risk going below with the tyre pressure ,” Marini said. “I tried to understand something behind him, because the KTM now is really strong and has improved a lot from last year. “I think that something positive comes in my mind, and it's clear for me what we need to do, but we need a little bit of time to try more fixes.”Marini spent seven laps behind Miller before re-passing the Australian and, although Miller lamented that he was losing the front and rear whenever he tried to push, Marini still spotted a clear grip difference over the Hond

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