Jack Miller believes “I haven’t met my expectations” as he assessed his time with KTM after a two-year stint with the MotoGP team.
The Australian rider’s two years with the Austrian outfit have resulted in just one podium finish at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix and championship finishes of 11th and 14th, respectively.
In the 2024 season, he was far behind his team-mate Brad Binder and GasGas rider Pedro Acosta, who finished fifth and sixth in the championship standings.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t met my expectations in the last two years, so I’m disappointed in that,” he said.
“At the end of the day that’s what I’m here to do, try to give my all every time I go on track. I’m a racer and I want to be competitive.
“I’m disappointed for everybody. It’s not what we wanted from all parties.
“I came in there with 25 podiums, was on the podium and fighting for the championship the last year in Ducati, and then it hasn’t been what I imagined or envisioned.
“Even at the beginning of this season, I put in the hardest off-season I’ve put and didn’t get the results I’ve wanted.
“I tried my best from the first laps in Valencia when I first tried the bike until the last laps, and I take pride in that fact and that’s it.”
Jack Miller lists the reasons for his 2024 struggles
Miller felt that his 2024 struggles, in particular, were summed up due to the rear tyres that Michelin introduced this year and KTM’s development struggles.
“Honestly, this year’s been a struggle, [and] there’s no hiding that fact,” he said to Crash.net.
“[At] Valencia last year, leading the last race was a nice feeling, fighting for the podium; [also] Sprint podium at Sachsering, podium and Sprint podium in Jerez, but definitely this year with the new tyre, we struggled to adapt to that.
“Obviously being on the same chassis as we were in Misano last year doesn’t help. That’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.”
“Obviously the precious one is the fifth place in Buriram. That was nice to be back fighting for the podium again; okay it was wet conditions, but we showed true grit and that describes these last two years: I never gave up one moment, even when I was landing on my head every second weekend I was trying my best.
KTM opted to replace Miller with Acosta in the season’s early stages, leaving Miler without a home in 2025.
The 29-year-old looked set to leave the sport before a spot with the newly formed Pramac Yamaha arrived, with the four-time race winner joining his old team.
