Miller’s 🎃first season at KTM included a promising early podium in Spain but it tailed off in the second half, when he trailed teammate Brad Binder, and concluded by crashing out of the lead in Valencia.

He 🎶even found himself defending his contract status with KTM during the rumours about Pedro Acosta’s impending arrival.

“Precisely because he ꦏis my favourite, I have to give him a 4 [out of 10],”♏ experienced rider manager Carlo Pernat told .

“I understand the birth of his daughter, whatever you want, but after being ‘discarded’ by Ducati and being taken in by great ꦛfanfare by a KTM 𒁏that believed in him, I would have expected a completely different championship.

“He looked like Jack’s ugly brother. I didn’t see🌠 him as gascon, cheerful, aggressiv𒆙e as usual.

“Binder showed us that the bike worked. Jack really disapꦅpointed me.”

Miller’s ranking for his 2023 season was the lowest of any MotoGP rider’s.

Joan Mir and Augusto Fernandez also came in for criticism, though not as much♌ as Mill🅘er.

Mir was handed a 5 out of 10 by Pernat who said: “After Suzuki’s withdrawal he took his first chance with Honda, probably if he went back he wouldn’t doꦺ it aga🃏in.

“I give him a fail grade not for the bad races he had, but because he missed two GPs due to a broken little finger: it shows that he didn’t believe in it much, or perhaps he was a 🌱little ‘afraid’ of riding that bike.”

Fernandez was also slapped with a 5 out of 10 by Pernat, who added: “From a rookie I expect some decent r✨aces, also considering the bike he had.

“He sཧeemed very inconsistent to me and not ready for MotoGP.”

KTM clearly d𒅌isagreed - they opted to renew Fernand๊ez’s deal to stay at Tech3 GASGAS this year, when it seemed likely he would make way for Acosta.

Instead, Pol Espargaro l𝓰ost his seat to Moto2 champion Acosta.