Jack Miller has just reminded us, despite himself, that Covid-19 remains a permanent threat hovering over the Grand Prix paddock. It will be taken into account in a desired season at 21 Grands Prix in different countries, but, for the moment, it is the Ducati organization that it impacts. With Jack Miller testing positive, the Reds postpone the date of their official presentation. To start.
No, the presentation of the Red Army for a 2022 campaign that it was promised for granted will not take place as expected on 28 janvier next in Italy. Jack Miller announced this morning on his social networks that he had been infected with the coronavirus, a problem which prevented the Australian from traveling to Italy to attend the reveal of the Ducati Lenovo Team version 2022. For this reason, the staff of Borgo Panigale postponed the date of the presentation to February 7 at 16:00 p.m., this time from the Sepang circuit, where the IRTA tests will begin on the 5th.
« Unfortunately, as you can see, I'm still here in Australia because I tested positive for coronavirus, so unfortunately I won't be able to travel and I will miss the team presentation “, said No. 43 in the video he shared with his fans. “ I feel good, I have no symptoms, in fact I'm still training here at my ranch, but I can't travel at the moment. I will miss you, I look forward to seeing you all soon."
Unlike other drivers, Miller has not left his homeland since the end of the 2021 season. The Ducati Lenovo team rider returned to Australia after completing the final Jerez test in November and has spent the last two months competing in a race Australian speedster on a Panigale V4 R, he did a lot of motocross on the private circuit he has on his ranch, he took up fishing and also devoted some of his free time to one of his great hobbies, golf, accompanied by a crocodile...
Jack Miller must now wait
For the moment, Miller will have no choice but to stay at home for the next few days to wait for the virus to leave his body and he will be able to attend the Sepang tests scheduled for February 5 and 6. To do this, Jack is required to submit a negative PCR test dated 72 hours before his flight to Malaysia, where he will be retested and briefly confined in a hotel room until he knows his result and receives the agreement from the Malaysian authorities to leave the airport and be able to enter the hotel-tour-hotel bubble that Dorna has prepared in Sepang.
2022 will be the eighth season of Jack Miller in the world championship MotoGP, the second in a row with the Ducati Lenovo team. In 2021, the Australian had his best year since his move to the premier class in 2015 coming directly from Moto3: his two victories and the three additional podiums he achieved last year allowed him to finish fourth in the final ranking.
Now, in 2022, Miller will have to confirm his speed and his candidacy for the title from the first race if he does not want to suffer pressure from the last drivers that Ducati added to its workforce, including a Jorge Martín who wants to wear red in 2023.
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