Jack Miller’s warning to Ducati: “KTM second on the list, soon to be first”

“If you had a fairy godmother anꦰd a wish, if you weren't able to get the red bike, I'm pretty sure [KTM] would be second on the list.ౠ Soon it’ll be first.”

Jack Miller
Jack Miller

Haunted for two and half months by his exit from the lead of the Valencia finale, KTM’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller will continue his quest to become168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: MotoGP’s first race winner on three diffꦜerent brands of bike in 2024.

After a mid-s𒊎eason lull, the Australian looked poised for a 🐬perfect end to his debut RC16 season, moving into the Valencia lead after team-mate Brad Binder ran wide.

But Mi﷽ller lost the front of his orange machine at the same corner five laps later, ending his and KTM’s final chance of a 2023 Grand Prix victory.

“Well, I was ready to win in Valencia, but𒉰 sadly we all know how that ended,” Miller said o🐭f his 2024 goals at today’s team launch.

“I've only been thinking ab💎out that for the▨ last two and a half months!”

The🐭 𒊎Australian added: “We got close there on the last day, but it wasn’t to be.

“But definitely the way 2023 sort-of ended left me so hungry over this winter, eager to come back and achieve the goal I set last year: to ⛄become the first to win on three [bikes] and the third [rider to win] on a KTM.”

KTM motorsports director Pit Beirer believes, after finishing second best to Ducati in the riders and constructors' standings last season, the factory now has eve🅺rything in place to push for w🔥orld championship glory.

“I think they've [KTM] has dℱone a fantastic job in the last couple of years, especially last year,” said Miller, who joined theꦰ team as a double race winner at Ducati.

“We only have to look back 24 months ago to wherꦯe the position of the bike was and so on. And [now] to have it as one of the most wanted bikes on the grid… I think if you had your fairy godmother and a wish, if you weren't able to get the red bike, I'm pretty sure [KTM] would be the second on the list. And soon it’ll be the first.

“They've done a fantastic💦 job in such a short amount of time in terms of their MotoGP history. If you look at the red bikes, between 2007 and 2022, those two championships, it's a long time. And if you look at the histo🍌ry of KTM, their first full season was [2017], so where they are in such a short amount of time is amazing.

“I think it'll just continue to get better. Brad had an amazing year last year and we had♉ some great results from all of us on oඣur days, whether it be myself, Brad or Augusto. And even Pol.

“We were able to bring home second in th♚e constructors’ title against a brand that's got eight bikes on the grid and we only have four. So we did fantastic there and I think this year we do even better. Myself personally for sure!"

Quizzed about the new Red Bull KTM live🦋ry looking identical to last season, Miller quipped: "It looked good last year, so why not? 

"My boots 🐼and helmet have changed a little bit though. I just ꦅwanted to switch it up a little bit and picking the year is a little bit easier! 

"Many times in my career I've kind of had the same [looking] bikes, whether it be Marc VDS, Pramac and 𒁃even [factory] 🌳Ducati."

Miller was 14th but within 1.2s of former Ducati team-mate and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia at the recent Sepang test. The final pre-season test takes place in Qatar onဣ February 19-20.

"The Sepang test went wellꦍ, happy with the bike and keen to get back on it again. I think we're all at the stage now where we're pretty keen to go raci💫ng."

The new season starts in Qatar on March 8-10.

 

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