Miller apologises to fans after Phillip Island race cancelled

Jack Miller’s emotional goodbye to Phillip Island ended with an apology to fans after organisers cancelled Sunday’s Australian MotoGP because poor visibility did not improve. The cancellation followed earlier stoppages to the day’s schedule, as conditions also affected the medical helicopter’s ability to operate. Organisers had cancelled warmup and the Moto3 and Moto2 races before setting a provisional 4 p.m. pit-lane opening for the MotoGP race. Visibility remained poor, and the race was called off. The circuit’s final lap for the MotoGP event was a parade lap in front of spectators who had endured wet weather. Miller, riding for Pramac Yamaha in a special green-and-gold livery for his final home MotoGP, parked his bike after the lap and went to the grandstands. He tossed his gloves and boots into the crowd before speaking to fans over the circuit’s public-address system. He apologised and told spectators they deserved better, while also saying he believed organisers had not been sufficiently prepared to get racing underway. That assessment was Miller’s own; the cancellation itself was attributed to the continuing visibility problem. He thanked fans for attending and...