Jack Miller was announced this Thursday as a Prima Pramac rider in MotoGP for 2025, with a direct contract with Yamaha. This secures his continuation in the premier class, which seemed at risk.
The Australian said in a press conference: ‘Obviously I’m ecstatic to be back here. I feel like I still have some unfinished business here, and I wasn’t ready to pack up my bag and ball and go home. I’m extremely grateful for Paolo [Campinoti], and Yamaha, and this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to seeing what things are going to happen in the future’.
Fabio Quartararo is one of the current Yamaha riders, and Miller said he is encouraged by what he hears from the Frenchman: ‘Obviously hearing Fabio’s comments gives you a massive boost of confidence or excitement’.
As for how the #43 believes he can help Yamaha by teaming up with Miguel Oliveira at Pramac, he said: ‘Obviously having the experience of three different manufacturers, as well as quite different configurations of bikes, and with Miguel as well experiencing the KTM and then of course the Aprilia, just some input from the other manufacturers in terms of feeling and so on, it can help. But it seems they’ve got a clear strategy and a clear direction ahead at the moment, so I just look to try and sort of get in where we fit in. And it’s a sort of homecoming for me going back to Paolo’s squad, seeing the video that they made today with all my old mechanics and stuff like that is definitely pretty cool. So I’m definetely looking forward to going back and working with those guys’.
That said, there are still seven rounds left in 2024, and that’s where Miller’s focus is for now: ‘There is still a lot left to go this year, coming up to my favorite part of the year, a lot of races in a short amount of time. I really enjoy this part of the season’.