The 2024 season has not yet started on the track, but behind the scenes the 2025 campaign is already in intense negotiations and these are not the remote exchanges, certainly polite, which took place at Sepang between Jack Miller and Pedro Acosta in the KTM clan who will convince otherwise. The visibly gifted rookie is eyeing the handlebars of the Australian whose irregularity is now strongly highlighted by his employer. The pressure is on.
A pressure that Peter Acosta who is not yet 20 years old, thus puts on his elder with this comment at the end of the tests in Malaysia: “ Brad Binder will be there. He was fast, he made a few mistakes. Anyway, I now put myself in second position because it was fast, the rhythm is good. On Wednesday he had a time of 1'58.3s or 1'58.4s, something like that. So he is currently number one at KTM ».
But theoretically, there is already MotoGP a n°2 at KTM and he is precisely the teammate of Brad Binder aforementioned, or Jack Miller. The Australian received strong signals from the Mattighofen factory where the leaders made him understand that he needed to raise his level of play. And “JackAss” promises to work on it and it obviously starts with his physical condition : “ I decided to change direction at the end of last year with help from the guys at Red Bull » he mentions.
Jack Miller: “ I'm very motivated – and I have to be, with all these young people coming to push us! »
« Right after Valencia I flew to Austria and did a lot of testing. From that day on I started working with a trainer there and a guy in Australia, regarding gym use ". A real effort as far as he is concerned since he immediately mentions: “ I have been training myself for 12 years, when I was a professional. I'm just going against my instincts and what I feel. The gym and I never really got along before! ».
But necessity is law because Jack Miller recognizes it: “ I try to change modes so as not to neglect anything. I feel good, I feel thinner than ever. I'm very motivated – and I have to be, with all these young people coming to push us! ". And it's not Peter Acosta who will say the opposite.
