In baking hot conditions on Saturday afternoon, Aussie MotoGP racer Jack Miller qualified 11th on the grid for this afternoon's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Miller's fourth row start comes on the back of a brilliant seventh place finish in his home race at Phillip Island just six days ago.
The gritty Australian continues to ride with a plate and eight screws in his fractured right leg, an injury suffered in a training accident four weeks ago.
Miller took his place in the all-important Q2 session with the sixth fastest lap time in the morning FP3 session.
However he could not repeat that sizzling performance for a single lap time attack in afternoon qualifying when track temperatures soared to 48 degrees.
More importantly Miller has posted a string of fast and consistent laps aboard his Honda RC213V in race trim, which points to a strong surge for a top ten finish in the 20-lap race.
โWe made some changes to the bike for qualifying but it wasn't perfect and I did a faster time in FP3 this morning,โ he explained. โI know the race pace is there, but it is a pity to miss out on doing a faster flying lap for a better spot on the grid. But starting 11th will do me nicely for the race, I'm looking forward to it.โ
