Jack Miller “Lucky” to Walk Away From Awful Sepang MotoGP Crash
Jack Miller suffered a horrific first-lap fall in Malaysia as he slammed into the rear of a Yamaha, while also being run over by Joan Mir
On a day where Jorge Martin put one very big hand on the 2024 MotoGP title, Jack Miller was reduced to spending time in hospital as the race restarted.
Miller, involved in a big turn two pile up with team-mate Brad Binder and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, was seen sliding into the back tyre of Quartararo’s motorcycle before Mir ran over his legs.
The incident began when Binder and another rider appeared to make contact coming out of turn one. That meant Quartararo had to reduce his speed even further, however, with Miller tight on his inside, the Australian went down which caused the melee.
“Luckily no one was injured,” said Miller’s team manager Francesco Guidotti after the race.
“Everything is fine. Jack went to the medical centre for a check, but he’s fine. No pain anywhere. Was very bad to see, but luckily no injuries. Brad tried to start for the second start, but the pain in the left shoulder didn’t allow him to go.
“It wasn’t safe for himself and the others. He will go maybe tomorrow to check the shoulder if the pain is still there. From the image we have, it’s not really clear. Looks like Brad was very, very inside and he touched someone in front.
“And then he had to pick up the bike and hit Fabio. Fabio hit Jack. Was like a domino [effect]. I think it’s a race incident, nothing to be penalised. We have to be happy that both of them are fine and look forward to the last race.”
The rider Binder made contact with was Alex Marquez who was untroubled by the incident. The stewards did not award any penalties and said this in a statement: “An investigation was opened. Multiple camera angles of the incident were reviewed.
“The circumstances are: on Lap One, the group of riders exited Turn one and began the direction change to Turn two. As a consequence of converging lines, the rear of the #73 made contact with the front of the #33, causing the #33 to lift up, and completely dislodge his body work.
“The crash path of the #43 then caused #20 and #33 to both crash. After extensive review the stewards do not consider that any rider acted in an irregular manner.”
Miller suffered no serious injuries from the accident and will likely be in action for the finale in two weeks which is set to take place in Barcelona.
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