“However his consistency and his capacity to regulate his drive over the weekend was actually spectacular. And I believe yeah ,OK, he had the accident however I spoke to Elfyn [Evans] within the airport and he was like ‘If it wasn’t him it might be the following one [driver]’. That nook was notably tough.
“It was a disgrace for us that we had the mechanical problem which meant he was compelled to be first on the highway and that was a component of benefit and drawback of being first on the highway – you possibly can pull a little bit of mud out however you’re additionally the primary to seek out the tough circumstances.
“So realistically, we weren’t anticipating a podium or something on the finish of the occasion. Whether or not we may have gotten it even with out the issue, I don’t assume so. But it surely was nice to see constant velocity and the flexibility to combine with the highest guys on greater than only one or two phases, which was the objective we set out for this yr.”
Millener reiterated that really reaching a podium end this yr is just not a goal the workforce have set Munster.
“I believe he has the potential [to get them],” Millener pressured, “however I believe that’s nonetheless a giant ask whenever you examine what number of others are round him and the way a lot expertise they’ve.