Jack Miller feels a front ro🐠w in qualifying at the Thailand MotoGP could have been possible but lamented continually going deep into the final corner – something he hadn’t done all weekend until Q2.

The Pramac Ducati rider looked set to challenge the front-running trio of Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez but faded back to sixth place in qualifying after 🦋messing up the final corner during Q2 – which saw Franco Morbidelli and Danilo Petrucci push the Australianꦏ to the back of the second row.

But having demonstrated impressive race pace in FP4, consistently lapping in the 1m 31s bracket, Miller i🌜s confident he can make amends in the sprint to the first corner using Ducati’s holeshot device.

“I just didn’t get a clean lap in,” Miller said. “I hadn’t gone long in the last cꦉorner all weekend, and I seemed to go long every time in the qualifying. The boys were really strong, they were both trying really hard⛄, as you could see, they threw it in the gravel, so that means they’re having a dig.

“I’m feeling good, more happy with the result of FP4, was able to maintain my pace alone, keep low 1m 31s. Pretty happy with that, I think th𝔉at’s going to be the ideal race pace.

“Second row insi💧de, I should be able to get a decent jump from there andꦉ hopefully jump forward a row.”

With many labelling Miller’s performance in Aragon charging to third place last time out as one of his beꦛst in his MotoGP career, the Australian rider wants to repeat that feat having produced strong race🅺 pace in FP4.

“I’m hoping it’s the same as it’s been in the last couple of Grand Prix, where Yamaha hꦏave ๊had this corking pace through the free practices and they can’t seem to get it in the race, that’d be really nice,” he said.

“But we’ll have to wait and see what tomorrow brings. It’ll be𝐆 a whole lot of guys trying to save tജheir tyres towards the end.

“I did a long run on FP4, 12 laps, all of them were 1m 31s lows, up until I finally noticed that Marc was followi𝓰ng me for the majority of nearly eight or nine laps. So I rolled out, he rolled🍃 out, and I just cruised around for that lap, he went into the box and I just continued on my merry way.

“But I felt really good, I think we can keep that pace, mid to low 1m 𓃲31s, and I think that’s looking at a good chance for the podium.

“Seems like Yamaha have upped their game in terms of horsepower this we꧑ekend, it doesn’t seem too slow, so we’ll hope to make a good jump off the start and like I said, try and get in the fresh air as early as possible and just try and stay there as much as possible.”

Miller🧜 is fighting Quartararo, who🧸 starts from pole, for top Independent honours this season. The Petronas Yamaha rider has a six-point advantage going into the Thailand round.