After three contested Grands Prix, it is possible to draw some lessons from a start to the season which will truly reveal its secrets during the next rounds at Jerez and Le Mans. Among these, we note a Jack Miller more consistent at the forefront. If he had not experienced the agonies of a freedom-loving saddle in Qatar, he would undoubtedly be in a better position than this sixth place in the provisional general. Still in the top 5 at the end of qualifying, he reached his first podium of the year in Austin. And he doesn't intend to stop there.
Because the Australian has changed. He also has a goal: Join the official Ducati team in 2020 instead of Danilo Petrucci. A determination all the more formidable since, this time, the Pramac driver has the tool to make it happen, namely the GP19, but also now maturity.
Let's talk about the motorcycle. The teammate of bagnaia left the GP17 to climb directly onto the GP19. With this assessment: “ there are hardly any similarities, I can't believe the bike belongs to the same family, everything is new. I know that I'm not losing meters in a straight line that I then have to make up for at the next corner by braking like an idiot at the risk of overheating the front tire. The engine is much better. It's no longer the same problem. The bike handles the tires better because it is two years older. Everything works pretty well, and the engine has improved significantly ».
There is also the pilot: “ I have matured as a driver and we work very well during the tests for the racing simulation. We must now follow this mentality and work ". In Austin, with his podium which represented his best result since his resounding victory in Assen in the rain with a Honda, Miller was the highest ranked Ducati rider, just ahead Andrea Dovizioso, leader in the championship with also a GP19…
