Jack Miller owes a lot to Yamaha for saving his MotoGP career, and the two sides seem to have reached some sort of agreement.
The Australian is close to leaving the grid at the end of the 2024 season. After spending two years on Ducati winning races and fighting for podiums, his time at KTM They brought problems and almost the end of the work.
During his two seasons in Austria Miller He collected only one platform. He looks set to retire from the sport in 2024 when he finishes 14th in the rankings. Pramac has given Miller a ‘guaranteed’ contract until 2025 When they start their new partnership with Yamaha.
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The 30-year-old would finish 17th with 79 points, marking his worst season since 2016. But despite his lack of consistency, Miller has proved essential behind the scenes to the development of his Yamaha V4 bike.
His technical feedback helped the Iwata outfit make strong progress with the machine. Miller is ‘absolutely’ confident about Yamaha’s V4. And it’s up to the challenge, and got something that never existed in KTM.
Jack Miller says the Yamaha V4 is ‘fantastic’ in the right operating window.
to speak Crash.netof Pramak The rider explained that the bike was ‘fantastic’ in low grip areas and when other teams struggled with the rear tyre. Yamaha may have a ‘better display’ as they don’t notice it that much.
That contrasts with his time at KTM, where he couldn’t stop because he didn’t have enough feel in his rear tire: “If you can get it in that window of work, it’s amazing,” he said. “As you can see, some weekends, some bikes can be ‘on’ and the next weekend they are ‘off’.
“Especially with Yamaha, we notice that if the tracks don’t have good grip or the others can’t use the soft rear, we’ll have a better display.”
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“Because we’re not getting as much use out of the soft tire as the others, we don’t notice it (as much) when we’re not using it.
“But the others keep saying they can’t stop (without a softer rear tire) and that’s how it feels to be on the KTM.
“If you don’t use the smoothness, you feel like someone is going to brake on top of you. Because you can’t use that rear end to stop the bike that much.”
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Jack Miller is under heavy pressure to stay in MotoGP beyond 2026.
The 2026 season will be a learning year for Yamaha as they adapt the V4 throughout the year. Miller’s season may already be canceled.That the efforts will be on development instead of worrying about results.
However, the OCC is under pressure to keep the seat beyond 2026, when its contract expires at the end of the year.
Miller is entering his ‘last season in MotoGP’As well as many other drivers. He needs to show Yamaha why he should wait for the new rules cycle in 2027.
You are watching Pramak Innea Bastianini. It can be a replacement, but Aprilia is also said to be interested. Miller needs to stay close to the Yamaha riders and earn points to secure his future.
