Australian GP: 5 riders, 40 points, 1 Phillip Island

Miller
in
spotlight

Miller
will
be
firmly
in
the
spotlight
this
weekend
as
he
rides
with
the
factory
Ducati
on
home
turf
for
the
first
time,
and
he
has
chance
to
turn
that
into
even
more
momentum.

Of
the
top
five
in
the
title
fight
he
has
scored
the
most
points
across
the
triple
header
–
56,
with
the
next
best
being
Bastianini
on
42
–
and
over
the
two
flyaways
it
is
a
whopping
45/50
for
the
number
43.

Closed
at
top

For
comparison,
across
Motegi
and
Buriram,
Bastianini
has
scored
17,
Bagnaia
16,
Quartararo
eight
and
Aleix
Espargaro
just
five
points.

It
is
closed
at
the
top
as
one
rider
or
another
has
faltered,
but
Miller
has
chased
down
that
gap
because
he
absolutely
has
not.
So
what
has
he
got
on
home
turf?

Track
record

When
it
comes
to
track
records,
however,
there
are
two
names
that
immediately
stand
out.
The
first
is
Maverick
Vinales
(Aprilia
Racing),
who
brought
a
Yamaha
win
drought
to
an
end
in
2018
and
was
then
the
only
rider
able
to
stay
anywhere
near
Marc
Marquez
(Repsol
Honda
Team)
in
2019
before
a
crash
out
as
they
battled
on
the
final
lap.

Vinales
returns
to
the
track
on
a
newer
machine
to
him,
but
one
he
is
getting
more
and
more
consistently
fast
on.
Is
Phillip
Island
underlined
as
another
real
shot
at
victory?
At
Silverstone
he
was
less
than
half
a
second
shy.

Rumble
Down
Under

Buckle
up
to
rumble
Down
Under
as
the
fight
for
the
crown
reaches
fever
pitch.
Five
riders,
40
points,
and
one
ribbon
of
poetry
written
in
tarmac.
This
weekend
the
Australian
GP
promises
much
and
will
likely
deliver
even
more,
with
too
many
headlines
already
drafted
as
we
make
the
journey
south
to
Phillip
Island.

Join
us
for
another
stunner
on
Sunday
at
2pm
local
time
(8.30am
IST)
as
the
screw
turns
on
the
title
fight
once
again.
Indian
audience
can
catch
all
the
action
live
on
Eurosport
channel.