MotoGP Argentina: Miller 'a passenger' over wet track on slicks
Jack Miller felt like "a passenger" when going through wet patches on slicks during his charge to a shock maiden MotoGP pole during qualifying in Argentina

Pramac Ducati rider Miller gambled on a switch to a slick tyre-shod bike after the first runs in the pole shootout at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo circuit during the wet-to-dry session.
This meant he came close to crashing each time he went through a particularly wet patch of the track at the double right-hander of Turns 7 and 8.
But Miller persevered and snatched pole at the chequered flag.
When asked to elaborate on how he managed stay on the bike through the wet sections, Miller said: "It wasn't me. I was just hanging on.
"I mean, [in] this moment, I was a passenger. When you're on wet with slick tyres, anything you do, you've just got to hang on and hope to God you make it to the other side.
"And that was all I was doing in this section."
Miller insisted the rest of the track was "quite easy" to navigate on slicks, although he explained that he had to be careful going over the seams in the asphalt at the final corner.
"My mother always said I never listen," Miller joked when asked why he didn't back out of his gamble after nearly crashing.
"And I guess that was the bike telling me something and I just wasn't listening.
"I knew if I could survive that one corner, the rest of the track was more or less dry.
"I just had to try and make up as much time as I could in the first two sectors, sacrifice that one [corner].
"Then the last corner as well was more or less dry but you have to cross where they've sealed the track - between the two or three layers, each seam was wet.
"I was just in survival mode in those points.
"It was so slippery, you cannot explain how slippery it is in the puddles on slick tyres. [A] minute bit of gas and the thing was just going sideways."
The Australian rider also claimed he took inspiration from the second race of the recent British Superbike opener at a drying Donington Park.
"I felt it was a calculated risk that I took," Miller said.
"For me, I was watching BSB last weekend, and I saw those guys in the second race [on slicks] with the three degrees ground temperature, with the dry line maybe 30cm wide, and they were pushing like a hell.
"And I mean, we had some good ground temperature today, so I thought - why not?"

MotoGP Argentina: Miller takes shock first pole after slicks gamble
Marquez quit Argentina qualifying lap to protect MotoGP title bid

Latest news
Marquez “will be professional” to the end of Honda MotoGP deal
Alex Marquez says he will remain “professional” through to the end of his Honda MotoGP contract with LCR despite recently admitting a loss of motivation at the team.
Retiring MotoGP ace Dovizioso "really didn't expect" Yamaha struggles
Retiring 15-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso admits he "really didn't expect" to encounter the struggles he has in adapting to the Yamaha MotoGP bike.
2022 MotoGP title fight now “very tight”, says Aleix Espargaro
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro believes the current MotoGP championship picture following the British Grand Prix has set up “a very, very tight” title battle.
Pol Espargaro doesn’t think Honda is reacting to MotoGP woes
Pol Espargaro isn’t sure the problems Honda is facing at races in MotoGP this season are being relayed back to Japan as “we’re not getting the material we need”.
The signs Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP title is slipping away from him
Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. But a crash at Assen and the consequential penalty he had to serve last weekend at Silverstone stopped him from capitalising on a main rival’s injury woes, while a resurgence from another, plus the rise of a former team-mate, look set to conspire against the Yamaha rider
Why Marquez’s toughest MotoGP foe is stopping at the right time
On the eve of the British Grand Prix, Andrea Dovizioso announced that he will be retiring from MotoGP after September’s San Marino GP. The timing of his departure raised eyebrows, but his reasoning remains sensible and what has happened this year should not diminish a hard-built legacy
Why a Suzuki refugee feels he deserves MotoGP's toughest challenge
Alex Rins’ MotoGP future was plunged into sudden doubt when Suzuki elected to quit the series at the end of 2022. Securing a deal with Honda to join LCR, he will now tread a path that many have fallen off from. But it was a move he felt his status deserved, and it’s a challenge – he tells Autosport - he faces with his eyes wide open…
How Formula 1 has driven MotoGP's changing nature
The hiring of technicians from Formula 1 has clearly contributed to a recent change in the MotoGP landscape, with the role of engineers gaining greater significance relative to the riders. Here's how this shift has come about
The revolution behind Aprilia's rise from MotoGP tail-ender to pack-leader
Coinciding with the arrival of Massimo Rivola as head of its MotoGP division, Aprilia has undergone an internal revolution that has spurred it from occupying last place in the team standings to leading the table in the space of just two years. Those entrenched in the project reveal how the ex-Ferrari F1 chief has achieved the dramatic turnaround
The battle Yamaha's wayward son is fighting to be fast again in MotoGP
Franco Morbidelli was long overdue a promotion to factory machinery when it finally came late last year, having finished runner-up in the 2020 standings on an old Yamaha package. But since then the Italian has been a shadow of his former self as he toils to adapt to the 2022 M1, and recognises that he needs to change his style to be quick on it
Why Honda and Yamaha have been left behind in MotoGP's new era
The once all-conquering Japanese manufacturers are going through a difficult period in MotoGP this season. With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Key paddock figures explain why.
Who is Valentino Rossi’s newest MotoGP star?
Valentino Rossi’s protégés stole the show at Assen as Francesco Bagnaia stormed to victory to arrest a recent barren run. But it was the rider in second, on Bagnaia’s old bike, who had all eyes on him. Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special