Jack Miller looks at where Yamaha have taken a ‘step forward’ with their V4 MotoGP bike

Last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix was another tough pill to swallow with Alex Rins failing to finish. Fabio Quatararo came home 18th.

Meanwhile, the Yamaha Satellite Team, Pramac Racing duo of Miller and Torak Razgatlioglu finished 15th and 16th respectively.

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Jack Miller sees where Yamaha has really taken a ‘step forward’

Although the weekend is difficult Miller He admitted that he was happy with the progress the team had made.

Although they are still behind their rivals, the Australian said. Yamaha They made a ‘step forward’ especially when complaints were made about Rins’ poor entry at Mugello.

As reported Speed ​​weekMiller said: “I’m satisfied with the weekend, a weekend full of progress. We know our weaknesses, but we’ll keep fighting.”

“If you lose two-tenths to the guys in front of you and you can’t close the gap before the last corner, it’s over because you’re seven-tenths down the straight.

“You can get 10 to 12 km/h in the slipstream. But I also had problems accelerating out of the corner, I had to be very careful with the throttle.

But we also tried a few new things this weekend – we’ll keep working on it and trying everything we’ve got.

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The Australian added: “We’ve taken a step forward. I’ve been riding a different chassis since Jerez. In terms of pure performance, it might not be as good as the other one, but in terms of feedback, I’m very satisfied with it.”

“It’s a direction we’re working to understand how we can improve performance with this package.”

Prior to the 2026 season, Yamaha decided to release inline-four engines For the V4 engines to go to the back of the grid and test to the front.

The team’s decision to make the change in 2026 is also an attempt to understand the V4 engines ahead of next season.

However, Yamaha are yet to find the right balance with the new set-up and will need to step up their game if they want to compete next season.