{"id":356271,"date":"2025-12-18T15:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356271\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:06:13","slug":"jack-millers-verdict-on-debut-yamaha-season-fun-year-but-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356271\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Miller\u2019s verdict on debut Yamaha season: \u201cFun year, but\u2026\u201d &#8211; Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Miller described his debut MotoGP season with Yamaha as a mixture of \u201chighs and some lows\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Honda and Ducati race winner returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/prima-pramac-yamaha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pramac<\/a>, the team he took nine podiums with on Desmosedici machinery from 2018 to 2020, alongside Miguel Oliveira for the first year of its new Yamaha era.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP <\/a>career had been in jeopardy before securing the Pramac deal, emerged as Yamaha\u2019s next best rider behind Fabio Quartararo and earned a new contract for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHighs and some lows,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1452\/jack-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miller <\/a>told Crash.net. \u201cSome great results, some not so great results. And some results that could have been great that slipped away from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2019s best grand prix result was a fifth place at COTA early in the season.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>However, he also saw a potential victory slip away in mixed conditions at Le Mans and later qualified on the front row at Phillip Island &#8211; where he finished just 0.066s from a home Sprint podium, only to crash early in his grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s always tough when you swap manufacturers,\u201d Miller added. \u201cWith MotoGP being as competitive as it is, you&#8217;re trying to build speed with no real testing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re just trying to play catch-up basically the whole year. It&#8217;s easy to get caught out and make mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s always difficult swapping over and we&#8217;ve tried to adapt to the situation the best we could. Some great results, some not so great results, but all in all it&#8217;s been a fun year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3000_gng_1284319_hires.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Jack Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jack Miller<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Miller, who finished as the top M1 rider on five occasions, was quick to credit Quartararo for being \u201cincredibly fast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But he also felt his experience on other MotoGP machinery had helped bring a new set-up direction, while conceding that Yamaha\u2019s growing focus on the V4 project meant making the most of the Inline machine\u2019s final season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, Fabio in some places has been incredibly fast, a lot faster than the rest of us. Other places I&#8217;ve been fast, it\u2019s been a bit like that all year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think with the information I was able to bring across from another manufacturer, I think it stopped them working in, let&#8217;s say, the direction that they were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bike, in terms of setup and stuff like that, has changed dramatically in the past 12 months, just the way they approach the weekend, base setup and all that.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe changed chassis at the beginning of the year, then once it was sort of a clear direction on the V4, then it was all hands-on deck basically to get that ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you&#8217;re just kind of trying to learn and figure things out race by race with the package that we&#8217;ve got, knowing that we&#8217;re going to be on a different package next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you still approach each race as though you can win it and you try to carry that mindset and positive attitude into each weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Miller described his debut MotoGP season with Yamaha as a mixture of \u201chighs and some lows\u201d. 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