Jack Miller says the Pramac team “pulled the bike apart” during Q1 in order to improve his Ducati under braking, which allowed him to put on a charge for pole in MotoGP qualifying at Motegi. The Australian complained on Friday of being unable to keep the rear of his Ducati on the ground while in Motegi's hard braking zones, and says the issue persisted through Saturday morning.  Miller says the team “pulled the bike apart” while Q1 was in progress, and found a “good setting” for qualifying, which he ultimately used to snatch provisional pole with a 1:44.727s in the closing stages.  However, he crashed on his final lap, which he blamed on...
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