The heat at
Mugello reached extreme levels, with asphalt temperatures peaking at 51°C,
creating significant problems for both Prima Pramac Yamaha riders due to heavy
vibrations from their bikes. After narrowly missing out on Q2 in the morning’s
qualifying — edged out by just 0”014 by Raul Fernandez — Miller opted to start
the afternoon’s Sprint Race on a hard front tire. He was one of only two riders
on the grid to do so, alongside Pedro Acosta, who later crashed in the early
laps.
Although Miller made a strong start, climbing from 13th to 10th on the
opening lap, the hard tire quickly became a disadvantage. He steadily lost
ground and eventually finished 16th. Oliveira also had a challenging race.
Starting from 16th, he climbed to 13th but was hampered throughout by strong
vibrations in left-hand corners, which prevented him from riding fluidly or
aggressively.
In the garage to support the team was Fabio Cannavaro, attending
his first MotoGP race. The legendary former defender, 2006 World Cup champion
and Italy captain, capped his visit by waving the checkered flag at the end of
the Sprint — a symbolic passing of the torch between champions of different
sports.
After this ninth round opener, Miller sits 16th in the MotoGP standings
with 31 points, while Oliveira is 23rd with 3 points. Prima Pramac Yamaha ranks
11th in the teams’ standings with 37 points.
MotoGP – Italian
GP schedule: Sunday: 9.40 Warm-up; 14.00 Race (23 laps – 120,64 km)
The heat at Mugello reached extreme levels, with asphalt temperatures peaking at 51°C, creating significant problems for both Prima Pramac Yamaha riders due to heavy vibrations from their bikes. After narrowly missing out on Q2 in the morning’s qualifying — edged out by just 0”014 by Raul Fernandez — Miller opted to start the afternoon’s Sprint Race on a hard front tire. He was one of only two riders on the grid to do so, alongside Pedro Acosta, who later crashed in the early laps.
Although Miller made a strong start, climbing from 13th to 10th on the opening lap, the hard tire quickly became a disadvantage. He steadily lost ground and eventually finished 16th. Oliveira also had a challenging race. Starting from 16th, he climbed to 13th but was hampered throughout by strong vibrations in left-hand corners, which prevented him from riding fluidly or aggressively.
In the garage to support the team was Fabio Cannavaro, attending his first MotoGP race. The legendary former defender, 2006 World Cup champion and Italy captain, capped his visit by waving the checkered flag at the end of the Sprint — a symbolic passing of the torch between champions of different sports.
After this ninth round opener, Miller sits 16th in the MotoGP standings with 31 points, while Oliveira is 23rd with 3 points. Prima Pramac Yamaha ranks 11th in the teams’ standings with 37 points.
MotoGP – Italian GP schedule:
Sunday: 9.40 Warm-up; 14.00 Race (23 laps – 120,64 km)