Miller aiming for treble marque win, ‘level of MotoGP is ridiculous’

Jack Miller joins Red Bull KTM for his ninth season in MotoGP and his third manufacturer as 2023 prepares for action.

Having already experienced the Austrian brand as part of the lightweight class, the 28-year-old Australian is eager to get back to business with the burgeoning project.

“It’s amazing to see the journey that KTM have been on throughout my MotoGP career, watching them grow, pretty much as long as I have!” Miller said on his new employer. “It’s been awesome to be an outsider looking-in so now to be an insider, it’s going to be a whole different ball game.

“What they’ve achieved in the small amount of time they’ve been there with a brand-new project has been pretty impressive. So, I’m looking forward to taking what I’ve learnt in my time in MotoGP and bringing it to the effort and hopefully on both parts we’re able to improve.

“A bike is a bike,” Miller continued, having already clinched wins on both Honda and Ducati “but when we’re in MotoGP, you’re talking millimetres make a massive difference so for sure this will be the biggest change.

“Going from Honda then to the Ducati and now to the KTM, I’ve been able to gain a lot of an experience before stepping on the RC16. Being fortunate enough to win on both of the other manufacturers and having the opportunity to try and win on three is going to be amazing!

“I think the initial shakedown was pretty good. Unfortunately only having one day of testing before the season started was kind of a pain but nonetheless it was a good day. It went better than I had expected because you’re always nervous stepping onto something completely different. But like I said, it went better than I had expected and we made some big strides in the first day.

“Looking back on it, it’s