It is a Jack Miller determined to forget his Texan disappointment who arrives in Jerez to compete in the Spanish Grand Prix. In Austin, he had six crashes for which he did not understand the reasons, which is the kind of situation that erodes a driver's confidence. But more is needed to destabilize the Australian who is developing a great bond with his KTM. He intends to regain his health on a route which has brought him great joy, particularly in 2021 with victory. And then, if he behaves well, his wife promised him a reward...
His wife and soon-to-be mother assured him that if he won Jerez, she would give him permission to buy a new boat. But before getting there, we will have to steer our boat well. KTM which escaped him more often than not in Texas… “ I had six accidents there. And five of them were less than 60 km/h, two even occurred in the 'out tour'. It was a strange weekend because I never really understood how the falls happened.. Here we have normal asphalt conditions, so I guess we will do differently here » comments the teammate Brad Binder.
Jack Miller did not, however, lose confidence. On the contrary, it is built and strengthened by MotoGP on the RC16: “ We now have three Grands Prix and six races behind us, we know what strategy we need for Jerez, for example with the electronic setup. I'm also looking forward to Monday's test here, although I never thought something like this would ever be close to my heart. But we will test new parts ».
Jack Miller: “ I'm reasonably confident about this weekend »
« I have more experience on the KTM now and I'm reasonably confident for this weekend » analyzes JackAss. “ Our bike is solid. We may not be quite up to the Ducati, but the KTM's handling in fast corners is excellent. I think that thanks to the new features of the bike, we will have an advantage in the last part of the track ».
Then he ends on the subject of the predicted heatwave, which will test the organisms, confirming that in KTM, with him and Brad Binder, we take life as it comes: “ it won't be a problem. It won't be very hot. It was very hot at the start of the season after the first lockdown in July 2020, but there were no spectators or journalists here at the time. It's going to be cold this weekend in comparison ».
