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 operating 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 deal with the frontrunners in race situations.
“I struggled to remain within the [1m]31s, struggled to do any 31s,” he stated. “This morning on a used tyre [in warm-up], it felt mega, I used to be capable of 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 totally 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 grasp what we are able to do otherwise to try to flip the ship round. However it’s a tough second for certain.”
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Miller defined that he was capable of present sturdy tempo in lengthy runs throughout apply and warm-up when he was operating with out site visitors, however struggled to duplicate the identical pace throughout the race whereas operating contained in the pack.
The 29-year-old has no rationalization for this distinction in efficiency, saying he and KTM must strive one thing totally different with a purpose to flip issues round.
“Saturday afternoon [in sprint] I actually struggled so much on Flip 1 and [it was the] similar right now.
“And this morning, it was no situation by any means at Flip 1 and the identical all through the remainder of the weekend. I actually stated on Friday that it is the most steady and probably the most snug the bike’s ever felt at Flip 1. May need jinxed myself.
“Simply attempting to grasp 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 capable of do good lap instances alone and keep actually constant within the 31s. Actually in that FP3 it felt like I might trip round smoking a cigarette and doing it.
“Making an attempt to work it out, attempting to grasp what I must do otherwise. I have been an open ebook this 12 months and attempting to do every thing I can and it’ll flip, but it surely’s only a matter of when.”