Jack Miller’s wet-tire delay ends Sepang sprint
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 31, 2026
Miller pit stop
Jack Miller’s Malaysian MotoGP Sprint at Sepang ended in frustration when a delayed switch to wet-weather tires sent him out of the race and sparked an angry pitlane reaction. Miller apologized to his team after the outburst and said a miscommunication with crew chief Giacomo Guidotti left his second Yamaha M1 unprepared when he reached the pit box. He said he made the decision to pit after seeing raindrops on his visor while he was running around 17th or 18th. Early rain had already brought out the white flag on lap two, so the track was changing quickly as he made the call. Miller said the second bike was still on its stand and had not been fitted with wet-weather tires when he arrived. He said the tire change had not even been completed, which made the race feel finished before he could rejoin. The delay forced him to retire from the sprint. In the middle of that moment, Miller shouted, “We look like wankers.” He later said the rain never became heavy enough to justify switching to wet tires, which left the decision and the stop looking worse in hindsight.
Pramac blame
The team response came quickly after the stop unraveled. Pramac team director Gino Borsoi said both the rider and the team shared blame for the incident, putting responsibility on both sides instead of pointing in one direction alone. Borsoi said the second bike would have been ready one lap later, a detail that showed how tight the timing was. Later bike changes left riders nearly a lap down, underscoring how decisive pit lane became in the sprint. The episode became the central reason Miller’s sprint ended there.
Sepang fallout
The reaction around Pramac added to the fallout from Miller’s retirement. Fans criticized the team for what they called an unprofessional rookie mistake, and the criticism focused on the basic failure to have the second machine ready in time. Augusto Fernandez finished 14th in place of injured Toprak Razgatlioglu. It also left Sepang with a sprint defined by one mistake at the pit box, one that began with raindrops on a visor and ended with a bike still on its stand.
