It ultimately won't be so easy for Jack Miller on the KTM RC16 who denied him the satisfaction of at least one fast lap in qualifying mode on this last of the three days of testing at Sepang. The Australian fell in this exercise which was so useful for confidence. He also still has difficulty expressing the points of his riding with an Austrian machine that he will now meet in Portimao on March 11 and 12...
Jack Miller continued its process of adaptation to a KTM RC16 who still refuses him and which he hopes to tame before his contract ends at the end of 2024. But for the moment, he recognizes that he is facing a wall, the kind of metaphor that we don't like to hear in a MotoGP which no longer enjoys much of the preliminaries between the rider and his new machine… “ I guess you could say it's about really trying to get to grips with this stuff » comments the Australian in his characteristic style which the Mattighofen staff will have to get used to…
« I’m just trying to understand what we want from the bike.” And he adds: “ It's a bit like we're hitting a wall.. It is therefore a question of determining, in terms of geometry, what I can do to familiarize myself a little more with the bike. We took a step before lunch and I was very happy about it. We're taking another step just to understand what the limit is, basically, to measure where we are in terms of balance, because the data shows that I'm suffering a little bit from a competitive perspective ».
Jack Miller: “ it's about understanding the bike and trying to adapt to it as best you can«
“It's about understanding the bike and trying to adapt to it as best you can » he further specifies in a tone reminiscent of his period before Ducati… “ The goal is to try to build this thing and get it to a reasonable place for Portimao » underlines “JackAss” which still mentions positive things felt in Malaysia: “ Every day I seem to find something new that is good on the bike. It's exciting for me too and I'm trying to adapt because so many things are different. You can really see some of the positives in there ».
He finishes : " it's just a matter of understanding how I need to ride this bike to exploit its strengths. We lose quite a bit of speed in the corners, which is usually my strong point, so we try to get the bike to a position where I'm happy and the balance is good to turn it ". See you now in the Algarve from March 11 to 12 for the last tests of the off-season.
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