When it was announced that Jack Miller would be joining the KTM factory alongside Brad Binder, we were as sorry that he was leaving Ducati at the best time for the brand in MotoGP as we were relieved that he was returning an official handlebar. However, is this a downgrade? Certainly, nothing seems to resist the Desmosedici anymore, which means that going down there is not good news. Except perhaps for a KTM, which works hard and whose moment should not be long in coming either…
By swapping its confirmed formidable GP22 for an RC16 still in the making, Jack Miller has the opportunity to bet on the future and in view of the means committed by KTM like the recruitments made in his staff, it is anything but a reckless gamble. First, if the Australian leaves behind a war machine, he also leaves the atmosphere of civil war that results from it. Each season the cards are redistributed at Borgo Panigale which plays the game of meritocracy. By staying at Ducati With a one-year contract, "Jackass" would have been in an intense fray, facing a ragtag battle that would have pitted him against, among others, bastianini and George Martin.
At KTM, it arrives with another status. His three victories and 18 podiums taken in five years at Ducati, like its achievement on Honda before that, let him watch the dreaded Brad Binder in the eyes. During this time, Pol Espargaro still hasn't won anything and Augusto Fernandez will certainly not be a danger.
Jack Miller will quickly find his feet at KTM
Furthermore, and Brad Binder is the first to proclaim it loud and clear, the RC16 is evolving quickly and well. He even goes so far as to recognize that his time should soon come. Jack Miller so join KTM undoubtedly at the best possible time of his MotoGP project. And then he won't feel like a stranger in the box. Francesco Guidotti was his Team Manager at Pramac before he put on an orange shirt. And let's not forget that the Australian asserted himself on a KTM time of Moto3 in 2014. This is a great opportunity to get back into MotoGP a story that ended in a fish tail.
A brand that is gaining momentum, a status that will no longer be contested, and a familiar environment will all be factors that will allow Jack Miller to flourish. So yes, his transfer from Ducati à KTM can be considered the real fake bad deal of 2023.
