By Michael Gougis Jack Miller s pre-season was challenging, but at the end of the first official day of the 2023 MotoGP season, he was quickest, smashing the best-ever lap time at the Autodromo Internactional do Algarve in Portugal. Miller s lap at 1:37.709 was more than a second under the existing all-time lap record of 1:38.725 set by Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia in 2021. Maverick Vinales was second-quickest, his Aprilia sporting even more new aerodynamic devices around the front wheel, and only 0.037 second back. Bagnaia was third, 0.147 second behind Miller. Pol Espargaro suffered an ugly highside and became entangled with his GASGAS racebike as the bike and rider slid through the gravel. He was reported to be conscious. More, from a press release issued by Gresini Racing: ALEX MARQUEZ SHOWS SOME SKILLS ON DAY 1 AT PORTIMAO Team Gresini left a mark in the inaugural day of