MotoGP: Aoyama will replace the injured Miller at Motegi

Japanese GP MotoGP Marc VdS – After the injury last week while training on the trials bike and the resulting fracture of the tibia (, promising the news), Jack Miller, will miss the Japanese Grand Prix, 15th stage of the 2017 MotoGP, scheduled for next weekend.

In place of the Australian rider, the Marc VDS team has announced that Hiroshi Aoyama, Honda's tester and 250 world champion in 2009, will race. The Japanese rider has great experience in MotoGP, not only is he heavily involved in the development of the Honda RC213V since 2015, but previously played 4 seasons in the premier class. Aoyama's last appearance in the MotoGP was at last year's Malaysian GP, ​​when he replaced the injured Dani Pedrosa.

These are the words of Hiroshi Aoyama: “Firstly I want to wish Jack a speedy recovery and hope he will be able to race his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island. It's never good to replace an injured rider, but I hope I can do a good job. I want to thank Michael Bartholemy and Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS for giving me the opportunity to race in front of the Japanese fans once again. I haven't raced yet this season, so it will take some time to find my rhythm. I already know the team a lot, having worked with them in the past, this will help a lot, as will having a driver with Tito's experience on the other side of the garage. I can't wait for next weekend!.”