Miller has loved a powerful run of outcomes since getting back from the summer time break, scoring podiums in Britain and Austria earlier than claiming victory on the Japanese Grand Prix.
Final weekend in Thailand he added to his rostrum haul by taking second within the moist after a battle for the win with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira.
With championship chief Fabio Quartararo struggling to 17th, Miller is now simply 40 factors behind the Yamaha rider with 75 nonetheless up for grabs within the remaining three races.
However regardless of his title hopes being re-ignited during the last week, he concedes that occurring to win the championship continues to be possible out of attain earlier than he departs for KTM in 2023.
“Yeah, it’s an extended shot however we’ll simply preserve plugging away at it,” Miller stated after the race on Sunday. “If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. I’ll preserve making an attempt my finest both means.
“Pecco [Bagnaia] did a improbable job making huge features after what was a troublesome weekend in Motegi. It’s been an superior day for the crew, I can’t thank them sufficient.
“They haven’t taken their foot off the gasoline, they’ve been pushing each of us to the bitter finish and hopefully we can provide them some kind of a reward for all their exhausting work.”
Jack Miller, Ducati, led Miguel Oliveira, KTM, for durations in Thailand GP
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
Miller led for the primary 13 laps of final Sunday’s Thailand GP, however admits his Ducati was “too strong” on braking to have the ability to sustain with Oliveira by way of the flowing sections of the circuit when the KTM rider got here by way of on the finish of lap 14.
“I feel simply set-up greater than something,” Miller added when requested what the distinction was between Oliveira and himself.
“It was a lap of two halves as a result of I’d go into Flip three and truthfully I’m like ‘oh, I’m proper on him’.
“After which I’m popping out of the second final nook and I am going ‘he’s blowing me away’.
“I used to be having this dialog inside my head, like ‘you might want to pull your finger out’ form of factor. However I used to be simply lacking somewhat however within the corners.
“Mine [the bike] was actually strong on braking, perhaps too strong, and I used to be missing somewhat little bit of confidence and somewhat little bit of contact by way of the flowing a part of the circuit.”
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