Jack Miller on leaving Ducati for MotoGP rivals KTM: “I’m an outsider here - sick and tired of justifying”

The Australian rider will swap the Ducati Lenovo Team for KTM’s factory team in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up, signing a two-year contract.
He has lifted the lid on his frustration at continually being offered only one-year deals at Ducati, and being a teammate of Italian riders 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini inside an Italian team.
“It’s a good dynamic, Pecco and myself sharing the box together,” he told MotoGP’s offic⛄ial website.
“He has really taken the role of team leader. He stole the reins off me and has taken it strongly - I’ll admit to that. He’s done better than what I could in these past couple of 🌞years, not through a lack of trying, obviously.
“But, you know, with the two Ital𓂃ians in an Italian team? I mean, I don’t want to say too much…&𒁃nbsp;
“I think both those boys ♍know what’s important. They know what they want!

“I think you’d struggle to fi🏅nd a team-mat🍸e as easygoing as me. At the end of the day, I’m an outsider here.
“I’m an Australian inside an Italian team. I don’t speak the language so you do get💯 put on the outside.
“It💝 makes it easier for the team. I’m very open and talk to the team and I think the t꧅eam really enjoys having me around, but it’s never the same – the same culture, same everything.”
Bastianini will move from Gresini Ducati into the factory team to partner Bagnaia who, this season, sits only two points behind leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2022 MotoGP standings.
“It will spice things up a bit,” Miller said about next year’s partnership between Bag🐎naia and Bastianini.
“I think the vibe, the atmosp🍨here in the box, definitely will be different next year. They will 🐷be very competitive.”

Rumours had started🎐 circling around the paddock that Ducati were considering replacing Miller for 2023, when his existing contract expired.
He opted to take a decision into his own hands by signing a two-year de💖al with KTM, and has now revealed his frustration at being unable to settle at Ducati.
“ I’𒁃m not going to sit here and lie and say everything was rosy,” Miller said.
“I was getting tired of one-year contracts. Having to justify myself in Qatar every single year, why I deserve the job, why I d🍌eserve to have ꦛmy position, and getting questioned by not only the media, but everybody.
“I was sick and ti🐷red of justif♏ying why I should be wanted.”
Miller is currently in his best form of the season having 🍸won in Japan, and coming second in Thailand.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade ꦯcovering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.