Jack Miller will not continue with KTM in MotoGP, having not only lost his spot on the factory team but also not finding a place in the satellite Tech3 team, which will be completely renewed with Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales in 2025.
The public statements from the Mattighofen-based manufacturer before the announcement suggested that the Australian would remain with the team – and he himself received indications to that effect before being caught by surprise, as he revealed, cited by TodoCircuito.com:
– The last thing I heard was: «Don’t bother talking to anyone, we want to keep you in the family». And then you get a call three hours before the press release: «You’re not getting a contract». So, yes, it was at least surprising.
At the end of 2022, Miller chose to leave Ducati, which was fighting for top positions, to join KTM, and he didn’t expect to be with the Austrian manufacturer for just two years: ‘As I told them, I didn’t come to this project to be in and out in two years. I probably left the most competitive bike on the grid to come here and try to add my knowledge, and I feel that last year what we could add to improve the bike to a certain level was a great addition’.
However, the #43 has not been able to consistently achieve the performances and results expected of him. Currently, he is the third of the four KTM riders in the championship, occupying a modest 16th place. His best result of the season so far was fifth in the Portuguese GP, while his teammate Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) have already got to the podium.
