KTM endured its worst outing of the 2024 season at Le Mans, with Brad Binder the one rider out of its four-strong contingent to complete inside the highest 10 on Sunday.
Miller was working a distant twelfth when he suffered a fall at Flip 11 on lap 16, bringing an early finish to his weekend in France.
However whereas the crash itself was puzzling for the Australian, he was extra baffled by why he did not have the tempo to cope with the frontrunners in race circumstances.
“I struggled to remain within the [1m]31s, struggled to do any 31s,” he mentioned. “This morning on a used tyre [in warm-up], it felt mega, I used to be in a position to run 31s persistently on my own. However come race time, I am actually struggling to run the tempo.
“The bike began feeling higher and higher because the race went on.
“I did not do something completely different [where I crashed], braked on the similar spot. I used to be 1km/h quicker than the lap earlier than, however not the quickest I’ve gone in there and straight up and down she locked.
“An actual head-scratcher simply attempting to know what we are able to do in another way to try to flip the ship round. Nevertheless it’s a troublesome second for certain.”
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Miller defined that he was in a position to present sturdy tempo in lengthy runs throughout follow and warm-up when he was working with out site visitors, however struggled to copy the identical velocity through the race whereas working contained in the pack.
The 29-year-old has no rationalization for this distinction in efficiency, saying he and KTM must attempt one thing completely different with the intention to flip issues round.
“Saturday afternoon [in sprint] I actually struggled loads on Flip 1 and [it was the] similar at present.
“And this morning, it was no concern in anyway at Flip 1 and the identical all through the remainder of the weekend. I actually mentioned on Friday that it is the most steady and essentially the most snug the bike’s ever felt at Flip 1. Might need jinxed myself.
“Simply attempting to know what precisely it’s, how we are able to attempt to run the tempo when the opposite bikes are round and after we are across the different boys as a result of I am actually struggling.
“I used to be in a position to do good lap occasions alone and keep actually constant within the 31s. Actually in that FP3 it felt like I may experience round smoking a cigarette and doing it.
“Making an attempt to work it out, attempting to know what I must do in another way. I have been an open e-book this 12 months and attempting to do every thing I can and it’ll flip, nevertheless it’s only a matter of when.”
