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Jack Miller: "I don't want to be MotoGP for my passport"

Espargaro: "Today, the best come from Spain and Italy, and that has to be accepted. It would be nice to have so many nationalities, but that's the way it is. There are a lot of ongoing investments in Asia to help local riders."

MotoGP: Jack Miller:

Jack Miller's uncertain future in the MotoGP is becoming a diplomatic issue following the Australian's not so veiled accusation of how southern Europe dictates everything. In fact, a large part of the line-up is now occupied by Italian and Spanish rider (16 in total), and there seems to be very little room for other nationalities, given that there are only two French riders, Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco; one Japanese, Takaaki Nakagami; a South African, Brad Binder;  a Portuguese Miguel, Oliveira.

During an outburst in an interview with Fox Sport, in which he spoke about the dismissal he suffered from KTM, the 29-year-old pointed out that the two countries which are leading the way have very strong riders. But he also declared that he didn't want to be in the championship "because of my passport. It's something I just don't care about."

Aleix Espargaro then dryly replied to his colleague via Autosport: "It would be nice to have fourteen nationalities on the track, but this is the elite, and that's where the best have to be, no matter where you come from. That said, this isn't a new issue, and it has been discussed for years."

For the current Aprilia rider, the fact of being Iberian, contrary to what one might think, is a handicap and not an advantage. "When I raced in the Moto 2, If hadn't been Spanish, I would've moved up to the top class sooner, and this is also true for the Italians," he remarked. "Now, the World Championship is investing a lot in Asia and other area,s with promotional cups to give chances to their riders. We, fortunately, don't need it because our national championships are already very good."

Reiterating, the 35-year-old finally said, "You can't do anything against the reality of the facts that the strongest riders come from certain countries. If you then look at the minor categories, the situation is even worse."

 

Translated by Leila Myftija

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