Is Jack Miller the ideal teammate? When he arrived in the Ducati clan through the Pramac gate, the relationship turned out to be perfect with Danilo Petrucci while the one with Pecco Bagnaia which followed, from 2019 to 2020 then from 2021 to 2022 in red, turned into complicity. We will remember that, as reserved as he is, the now World Champion told Davide Tardozzi during a celebration in the box that “ we will miss this bastard here » speaking of the Australian. The latter is now at KTM and his box companion will be Brad Binder. And, already, they have found hooked atoms…
Between Jack Miller et Pecco Bagnaia, it could, or even should, have gone badly because the Italian ended up clearly gaining the upper hand over an Australian who had been leading this duo until then. Thus, at Pramac, Miller achieved 9 podiums, marked by six second and three third places, while bagnaia, two years his junior, only got one. From 2021 to now, Pecco Bagnaia won 11 victories against 3 of Miller, a second and a first place in the championship against the fourth and fifth of the Australian.
When we talk to JackAss about this change of heart, he responds clearly: “ he drives the bike better than me. It's simple. I do my best but this year he was better. And last year too. He has made huge progress in the last two years, also achieving numerous victories ». Miller leave all the same Ducati with honors, with three victories and 21 podiums. He will start a new adventure at KTM where the taulier is Brad Binder. How does he envisage this new collaboration, after the honeymoon with the Piedmontese?
Jack Miller: “with Brad Binder we had a few beers and talked"
He responds on Moto.it : … “ Pecco and I have a friendly relationship, but it's always strange to have a European teammate because the culture is very different. South Africans, that is Brad Binder, have a very similar culture. They have the same sense of humor as the Australians. In some ways, Brad is my opposite, but once you get to know him better, he's more like me than you think. I think we will have a great collaboration ».
This is attractive for KTM and all the more so since the two are also neighbors… “ He lives just six hundred meters from me in Andorra and we spend a lot of time together. We drank a few beers and talked. He's my good friend. I think we will have a good working relationship ". We will therefore have pleasure in following this duo closely in 2023, but also in 2024 since this year will be the end of their contract with the Mattighofen brand.
