Jack Miller feels he is 'in the trenches' after a 'costly mistake' saw him crash out of Sunday's Portimao MotoGP round. It meant the new Factory Ducati signing has scored just 14 out of a possible 75 points, following a pair of ninth places – due to tyre and arm pump issues – in Qatar. Miller arrived in Portimao fresh from surgery to fix the arm pump problem, qualified fourth on the grid and was confident of setting a competitive pace in the race. But his chances came to an end on lap 6 of 26, when he lost the front after being caught out behind the Aprilia of Aleix Espargaro on the approach to the Turn 3 hairpin – his Desmosedici suddenly sliding out from under him. "It just...
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