Jack Miller is renowned for being one of the most experienced riders on the grid, but MotoGP technical expert Peter Bohm believes tire management is often the cause of his downfalls.
The 2026 season opener in Thailand was a favorite for MotoGP fans. Jack Miller. More than the poor Yamaha Prototype, he is expected to be somewhere behind the pack, but behind the MotoGP new boy Toprak Razgatlioglu It wasn’t on anyone’s bingo cards.
Before him Pramak His teammate’s first season in the Premier Division, Miller used his years of experience to help Razgatlioglu’s transition Getting into MotoGP, that was very difficult for the Turkish rider.
Yamaha are also benefiting from Miller’s wisdom. On various manufacturer samples to turn the currently weak V4-powered M1 into a platform-capable bike by the end of the year.
While adept at engineering meetings, the Australian lacks every aspect of racing in the premier class.
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Peter Bohm identifies Jack Miller’s tire management weakness.
In the latest episode Oxley Bom MotoGP PodcastJournalist and technical expert Peter Bohm has tapped into Miller’s weakness while theorizing why the 2026 edition. Grand Prix of Thailand The recovery from 2019 was slower.
He said, “Listening to the riders, more than a few have commented on how difficult it is to survive the race with the rear tire on the straights, spinning in fifth and sixth gear.
“There are riders like Jack Miller… Jack is good at a lot of things, but he’s not good at keeping a tire for a long time or going fast with a flat tire.
“So he was the last of all the Yamahas at this point, just for that. He’s in more trouble in those conditions. So for me, it’s too hot and this rear tire is really out of date.”
Miller languished in last place for the riders who saw the checkered flag at Buriram, ahead of Gresini’s replacement Michel Pirro and behind Razgatlioglu.
as usual Fabio Quatararo He was the leading rider for the Yamaha Store in Buriram, securing P14 ahead of his factory mate. Alex Rin.
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Jack Miller seems to have already confirmed his seat on the MotoGP grid for 2027
With the 2027 MotoGP rider market in full swing as the new season kicks off, Jack Miller seems to have ‘confirmed’ his seat at Pramac A new era of formality for the premier class.
It’s a stark contrast to the way Miller secured his seat for the current campaign, with the confirmation only coming in 2025 as he’s dying.
The Australian has welcomed life as a member of the Yamaha stable, much to the dismay of former MotoGP rider Neil Hodgson.
Hodgson thinks Miller may be towing Yamaha’s ‘corporate line’. To keep the seat in Pramak in the future.
It certainly seems to have worked, but with the 31-year-old being one of the best bike builders on the grid, there’s also a bigger issue with the Japanese constructor trying to bring the new M1 into the competitive zone.
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