Jack Miller Archives - World of Speed

Mar262024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Miller: We must learn from Acosta

After the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, Jack Miller also spoke about the sensational rookie Pedro Acosta, who scored his first elite class podium on the same Tech3 GasGas KTM bike. Only Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini were too strong for the rookie, and the 19-year-old Spaniard attracted a lot of attention with his driving style. Factory KTM racers Miller and Brad Binder got a first-hand taste of the mastery, passing Acosta in the first corners of laps five and seven, and Miller was asked after the race what made Acosta so special. "Murder doesn't sit on a motorcycle, he hangs from it all the time," said the Australian, who could be forced to give up his place in the factory team's garage to Acosta at the end of the season. "He touches with most of his body

Mar92024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Miller vehemently opposes schedule change in Qatar

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Jack Miller called the decision to change the schedule in Qatar ridiculous and completely unnecessary. Due to the rain, Friday's second free practice was shortened by 15 minutes (to 45 minutes). After voting by the racers, the results did not count for classification into a faster or slower qualifying group. After the heavy rain that covered the track at the end of the second practice of the Moto 3 class, the situation improved enough by the start of the practice in the elite class that the racers did not have any major problems. After the change in the schedule, the results of Saturday's last free practice, which will be held just before the qualifications, will decide who will secure a direct appearance in the faster qualifying group. One of the racers who was against the schedule change was Jack Miller. "It was wet, but here

October12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Miller: We weren't meant to be

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Jack Miller was planning to jump to higher places in the MotoGP race at Motegi, but due to the cancellation of the race he did not get the chance and had to settle for sixth place. The Australian finished the Saturday sprint race in fourth place, but was left with no chance to climb higher in the Sunday race. "Not the best day, not the worst," he said after the race. "The tires took a while to warm up in the first stint so I was able to save a bit for later and gain when the rain picked up. We made some changes to the bike for the restart but in the end it wasn't meant to be Sixth place is ours, but I wanted to reach a little higher."

October12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP warm-up: Miller ahead of Marquez

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Jack Miller was fastest in the morning warm-ups ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, which started on a wet track. In his own style, the Australian was one of the first to put dry track tires on the bike and remained fastest throughout the warm-up. The closest to his time was Marc Marquez, who was half a second behind the KTM rider. The third time set Fabio Quartarara ahead of Augusto Fernandez and Raul Fernandez. Jorge Martin, who will start the race from the first place, was sixth, the championship points leader, and Francesco Bagnaia was seventh. Cal Crutchlow, Joan Mir and Pol Espargaro finished the warm-ups in the first ten times.

Sep182023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Miller: There is a possibility that my KTM will be taken by Marquez

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Jack Miller, who recently gave birth to his first-born daughter Pip Florence Miller, has admitted that there is a possibility that Marc Marquez will replace him on the KTM bike. Marquez's future has been one of the main topics of the past few weeks, with rumors that the eight-time world champion will end his association with Honda at the end of the season. The Spaniard later admitted that he had three options, that is, in addition to staying at Honda, there were two more. One is said to be a transfer to the Gresini team, where his younger brother Alex is already racing, and the third could be a transfer to KTM, which has been talked about for a longer time. "The door is open and I'm not going to try to close it," Miller said in an interview with Motosan, admitting that newcomer Pedro Acosta could also take his place in the Austrian team. "Of course, there is a possibility that someone will take my place

Jun182023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jack Miller described the rivals as princesses who only complain

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Jack Miller said after the MotoGP race for the German Grand Prix that some competitors are princesses who throw toys out of their cribs and just complain about their bikes. "At KTM, we're the only ones who don't complain about our bikes and we're actually still trying to improve it," said the Australian, who finished sixth in Germany, behind five Ducati riders. "All they do is throw the toys out of the crib and say their engine is crap. Simple as that. But why is it crap? Because they fired 99% of the engineers so they could bring their own and now they're in such trouble that they don't they can't do a single lap. So they have themselves to blame. Everyone would just complain about the engines and no one would do anything to fix it. Just shut up and do your job

May232023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta teammates at KTM and Husqvarna respectively?

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In the MotoGP paddock, rumors of Marc Marquez's move to KTM are getting louder, and the talented Pedro Acosta has now also entered the equation. At KTM, they are so far satisfied with the current line-up of Jack Miller and Brad Binder in the factory team, and they were not disappointed even by newcomer Augusto Fernandez, who races for their semi-factory team GasGas or Tech3. More questionable is the situation with Fernandez's teammate, Pol Espargaro, who still hasn't recovered from the injuries he suffered in a serious accident during MotoGP practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Spaniard claims that he is determined to return, and the team is, for now, ready to wait for his return, but in the event that it becomes necessary, Acosta could take his place, for whom KTM's MotoGP nest does not have will ask

Apr302023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Miller: KTM has the best test rider in MotoGP

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Jack Miller named Dani Pedrosa the best test rider in the MotoGP caravan after KTM celebrated victory and third place in the Jerez sprint race thanks to Brad Binder and Miller, with Pedrosa also contributing some points with a sixth place finish during the race set some of the fastest laps. "Dani did his job very well," Miller praised the Spaniard. "His experience with this track and his data (from testing) helped us a lot. Given that he hasn't raced for a while, but today he was sixth in the race, I would say we have the best test rider in MotoGP. Dani and I have different settings, I'm almost thirty kilos heavier than him, so everything is a bit different, the electronics are also different, but I think the form here is the result of the last few races

Apr22023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Miller: For the first time in my career, I wished the race was longer

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Jack Miller was a little disappointed with his result after Saturday's sprint race. The weekend did not start well for him and his team, as on Friday both racers were left without a direct placement in the faster qualifying group. In Q1, he only managed to set the sixth time and thus started the sprint race only from the sixteenth place. Teammate Brad Binder started just one place ahead of him, who then took the win after an outstanding opening lap. The Australian, however, could not finish higher than tenth place and was thus the first to remain without points. "I had a bad start to the race and had a lot of problems in the opening. Lap after lap I felt better. However, the problems still appeared in the slow corners where I didn't have adequate rear grip." "At the end of the race there were fewer and fewer problems

Mar312023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Miller: Now I understand the other racers

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Jack Miller joked that he now understands how the other racers feel in the fight against the more powerful Ducati motorcycle. The Australian experienced this for the first time in Portimao. Miller was one of the heroes of the first race weekend in Portugal on his debut for the KTM team, after setting the fastest time in the second free practice and then fighting for the top spots in both the sprint and main races. Before the start of the race weekend in Argentina, he expressed his satisfaction with the potential of this year's KTM motorcycle. "We have a very positive first weekend of the season behind us. At first we didn't know what to expect. We already took a big step forward on Friday compared to testing, and then built on that on Saturday and Sunday." One of the things being Australian