Miller almost crashed on “dodgy” long lap penalty in German MotoGP

The Ducati rider was slapped with a long lap penalty for crashing under yellow flags in FP4, and was unsuccessful in pleading his case to the stewards that he was not pushing through the yellow zone when he fell.

Miller served his penalty at the start of lap five, and was able to recover to third for his first podium since May’s French GP.

But an earlier crash for Suzuki’s Joan Mir…