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Argentina MotoGP: Miller gambles on slicks for shock pole

Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller took a shock maiden MotoGP pole position in Argentina after he gambled on slicks in qualifying on a drying Termas de Rio Hondo track. With rain falling in FP4, qualifying started under wet conditions and, although a dry line began to develop early on, wet tyres were used in Q1 and at the beginning of Q2. However, Miller, Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow started their second runs on slick tyres, and were the only three riders to throw the dice on a switch to dry-weather rubber. But while Marquez and Crutchlow quickly returned to the pits to revert to wets after one lap, Miller stayed out on slicks and grabbed pole with a last-second flyer, beating Dani...
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