Jack Miller is heading into his 12th year in MotoGP, but questions have been raised as to why he still has a seat in the sport.
As we head into the 2026 MotoGP season, Jack Miller They compete for Pramac Racing Team for second season on Yamaha M1.
The Australian rider is a MotoGP veteran, having competed for Honda, Ducati, KTM and Yamaha during his time in the premier class.
During his 12 years in MotoGP machinery, Miller won four races and 23 more Grand Prix podiums, but in 2016 he retired. He failed to win the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix for Ducati.
Recently, there have been suggestions that Miller’s place in MotoGP is not due to his ability and results, but rather his nationality.
Ramon Forcada believes Jack Miller’s passport has kept him in MotoGP.
In a recent interview Sports worldFormer Yamaha engineer Ramon Forcada says Miller would ‘already go home’ if he wasn’t Australian.
The Spaniard was discussing the 2027 drivers for their former employers when he made comments about Miller.
Forcada believes that Yamaha will have to go in a different direction when the 850cc machines are introduced in 2027, and the only guarantee for the Japanese manufacturer is that Toprak Razgatlioglu will stay for the second time.
Forcada said: “Torak Razgatlioglu will remain at Yamaha, because Yamaha is sure that Fabio Quattararo will go. Yamaha has been clear about this since the beginning of 2025. They know that they cannot wait any longer without knowing where he will go, what he will do, or how the bike will work. It was impossible, he wants to change the scene.
“To me, Alex Reigns is in danger and Jack Miller is an unknown quantity. Moreover, I think he will return home if his passport is, for example, Italian or Spanish and not Australian.”
Jack Miller will work with Torak Razgatlioglu in 2026
For the 2026 MotoGP season, Miller will join three-time World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu in the Pramac Racing Garage.
MrLer and Razgatlioglu probably form an interesting Due to their dual natureBut because of their mechanization, they cannot fight at the front.
Razgatlioglu has already found the transition from World Superbikes to MotoGP to be more difficult than he expected, as he will have to adapt his riding style to the prototype machinery.
After the Sepang test, Yamaha boss Paolo Pavesio Razgatlioglu commented for the first time as a MotoGP rider and Razgatlioglu has been ‘asking different things’ about the M1.
Miller is likely to spend most of the 2026 season helping Yamaha develop their V4 engine and training Razgatlioglu from the Pramac Racing garage.
