Michael Laverty has revealed Pramac’s Jack Miller’s “unique” belief in using slick tires on a wet track during practice for the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix this Friday.
Miller In MotoGP’s first on-track session since 1989, Goiania was the first rider to switch from wet tires to slicks. Pramak Racing took to the circuit on a set of medium dry tires with over half an hour to go, just as the track began to dry after heavy rain.
After MotoGP decided to hold its first event, the Goiania region was hit by heavy rain all week. Brazilian GP At the end of the rainy season in Brazil since 1992. Important areas of the circuit were also flooded before the event and again on Friday, which caused practice delays.
Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia feared “big problems” if the rain affected the Brazilian GP After walking around the road, because of the concern for the first and fourth sectors. And even after a few hours of sunlight, pockets of water are still scattered around the district as the ground slowly dries.
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Michael Laverty hailed Jack Miller’s heroics on wet tires at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
During the first practice session at the Brazilian GP, most drivers opted to use Michelin’s wet air tyres. But Miller’s prowess was to use drawing tires far ahead of his peers. LavertyAlthough the Pramac driver was several seconds off the pace of the crowd in the wet.
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Laverty said TNT Sports 2 (20/03, 15:32): “The higher the stakes, the more precise you have to be. You have to be confident to do it. There aren’t many who can do it the way Jack can, and I have to say it’s a unique skill he’s got.”
Even the factory Yamaha Horseman Alex Rin The Goiania circuit proved to be too wet for the slick tires as Miller continued to roll with the Spaniard on the same YZR-M1. Reins flew into second place on the timesheets with 26 minutes on the clock, while Miller was only P17.
While Miller wasn’t quite as fast on the slick Michelin tyres, Laverty wasn’t alone in praising the Australian for his bravery. Ducati Group manager David Tardozi He also said that when the track is still very wet, the former driver gambles on slick tires, which he calls his “Jack moment.”
Tardozzi told TNT Sports with a smile on his face: “It’s very early, but Jack is Jack. We call that the ‘Jack moment.’ But we think it’s a little early and we don’t want to take the risk.”
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It took another rider until the final five minutes of the first practice session at the Brazilian GP to join Miller on a flat Michelin tire. The 31-year-old’s attempt showed his rivals what the conditions were like, and he even came close to ending the session with a very fast lap.
With the likes of KTM’s Brad Binder and factory Yamaha duo Rins and Fabio Quartararo holding onto their slick tires, Miller managed to finish FP1 in P2 to Pedro Acosta in the final lap. The best sector even saw the Australian end of FP1 with the KTM rider’s fastest lap by just 0.087s.
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