Miller too in Sepang
Sepang will be home to the first official tests pre-season from 6 to 8 February, in which the Australian will also ride regularly on his KTM (which provided more than positive feedback in the shakedown at the beginning of the month). Jack Miller. His presence is anything but a given, as the 29-year-old himself admitted to the media on the eve of the tests.
The motocross injury
In fact, during the Christmas break, Miller reported a scaphoid fracture during a training session in motocross in Australia. Despite this, the former Ducati rider has fully recovered from the injury, to the point that he won't have any problems during the next tests: “I broke my scaphoid before Christmas – has explained – but I had enough time to recover. I feel pretty good, it shouldn't affect me. It was raining at home, so I decided to do motocross instead of cycling, but I lost it! I got the bike back and waited about 10 minutes before doing another lap. Once I got home I saw that it was starting to swell, so I thought: 'I better get myself checked'. Now everything seems to be OK.”
Home training
In addition to the unfortunate motocross crash, Miller also had intense training sessions Physical training at home away from the motorbike: “I started a new full-time program from Valencia and am working with a coach in Australia – he added – it was a turnaround from last year. I spent some time in the wind tunnel in Januarybut I spent most of my time in Australia. I worked my ass off in the 38 degree heat!“
KTM protagonist in the shakedown
In conclusion, #43 also commented on the first three days of shakedown in which the KTM has always finished at the top of the standings with Pedrosa, Pol Espargarò and the rookie Pedro Acosta, who was immediately very convincing: “It was incredible what Pedro didespecially as a rookie – he has declared – it's clear that the bike works well here. Motorcycles are getting faster and faster. After last year's test we were all complaining about the bumps between turns 7 and 8. The resurfacing was a huge step forward. It was cool for them, the asphalt had some time to rest. Dani was quite surprised at how much grip there was. We have two excellent test drivers, one of whom is about to sign a contract. The racing experience is there, and the more the merrier. With Jonas, Dani and Pol we are in a good position. Means that the bike is already in the right direction. Last year it seemed like that was the case. Now, with a little more time to reflect, the kids have been very busy. Pol, for example, was here for the shakedown to solve the problems, so that we could move forward and do our job. I think that we are on the right track“.
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