It’s a reinvigorated Jack Miller who will be facing this coming MotoGP season. Physically better than ever, due to a change in his training method, the KTM rider was also very happy with the work he did at the Sepang tests.
And it was precisely his performance at the Sepang tests that Miller spoke about: ‘If you’d told me I was going to ride in 1:57s without mentioning anyone else’s times, I’d have been over the moon probably right at the test. I’m happy. There’s a lot of work to be done, there were a lot of laps done with variations of the bike in terms of aerodynamics, you saw the differences a bit. It was a good test, a positive test for me, I felt good on the bike’.
The #43 believes there have been clear improvements in a number of areas, with electronics a particular highlight: ‘We’ve been working a lot on the electronics and there’s been a big improvement and I think all the bikes have started the work very quickly which is a big boost for the season ahead, going to the track and knowing where to start working is a big bonus for us on race weekends especially in MotoGP as things stand at the moment’.
The rider, who received some comments from some people connected with MotoGP and how he seems to be in better physical shape this year, recalled: ‘I’ve been training on my own for the last 12 years and I decided to change that a bit last year with the help of the guys in the Red Bull garage and right after Valencia I went to Austria to do a test and since that day I’ve started working with a trainer and also with a person here in Australia, using the gym which is something that never, me and the gym have never get along before, and we’re trying to change things a bit without leaving no stone unturned’.
He concluded: ‘I’ve been busy in the winter, or in our case summer, waking up very early […] and between that and the gym I’ve been feeling leaner than I’ve ever been and very motivated by these young guys who are coming through and pushingfor us’.
