Already in India preparing for the next GP this weekend, Jack Miller recalled how useful the tests in Misano were, with him focusing on his evolution with the KTM RC16.
The australian began by recalling: ‘The test [at Misano] came at a very good time. It could have come three weeks earlier but it was necessary for me to have the freedom to… well, I think we did nearly 300 laps on monday alone. The grip… well, it wasn’t that fantastic. At first the track was very dirty at the start of the test, but it quickly got good as the test went on’.
Much of the work was more about his individual riding style, as he recalled, without worrying about his times: ‘I was happy with the progress we made: focussing on the bike, we’ve made so many changes over the last few weeks to try and change the bike, and I think it was more about myself to try and understand how I could improve and having the chance to go out and test a few things, five laps at a time to try and find the rhythm and something here and there without worrying about where you are on the standings, made the difference for me’.
He concluded: ‘I’m looking forward to applying what we’ve learnt and of course using new things, when they arrive of course. KTM haven’t lifted, they’ve kept the pedal to the medal so it’s nice in terms of development. I’m glad we had the opportunity and the good conditions to test as we did’.