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Until last September, Jack Miller's future seemed sealed. Then Paolo Campinoti called for him to embark on the new Prima Pramac adventure, no longer branded Ducati but Yamaha, saving him from a 2025 on the couch as a mere spectator. Bound to the team from 2018 to 2020, the Australian rider is now back home and with one more reason to rejoice: being able to ride the M1 used in the past by his favorites.
"It 's great to have the opportunity to work with such a historic and prestigious brand and to be able to help. They're pushing really hard in Japan, trying to repeat what they did a while ago. Personally, I've wanted to ride this bike ever since I made the jump to the top class," he confessed to TNT Sport . "At the time, I was following the guys from the Tech3 team, as well as Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, and I thought it must be a great bike to ride, so I'm excited to be able to do it."
The 29-year-old will be with KTM for a few more days, and his goal for the very short term is clear: "It would be nice to get on the podium twice at Montmelo. At the Sachsenring, I did it in the Sprint Race, and that was really nice, but I would've liked to go there more often and have stood out more frequently. Like I said, though, there are still opportunities left this year, and we're crossing our fingers that we'll be able to finish well."
Looking ahead to the next championship, even a former standout like Neil Hodgson, who's now a commentator for the TV broadcaster, promoted Miller, in spite of Yamaha's suboptimal form.
"I think the partnership will work well because Yamaha is in a development phase, especially with regard to the V4 engine, and he has a lot of experience behind him with this kind of powertrain between Honda, Ducati and KTM, unlike Fabio Quartararo who has, so far, only used the in-line four-cylinder," he commented.
