Jack Miller hoping for carbon fibre KTM chassis at Japanese MotoGP?

Might Jack Miller have KTM’s new carbon fibre chassis for this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP at Motegi?
Jack Miller, Misano MotoGP test, 11 September
Jack Miller, Misano MotoGP test, 11 September

The frame made an impressive public debut in the hands of test rideꦜr and wild-card Dani Pedrosa at Misano, with Mil🐽ler and factory team-mate Brad Binder then trying it at the Monday test.

Although tight-lipped afterwards, Miller spent a𒊎 long time on the composite chassis, w🔯hich Pedrosa took to a pair of fourth places - as the top KTM rider - in the San Marino MotoGP event.

Miller was fifth fastest at the test and, s꧒peaking after a tough weekend𓆏 in India, spoke of hoping to receive ‘what we tried at the Misano test’ for Motegi.

“I didn’t have the grip I needed from the get-go both front and♔ rear. I could carry any corner speed at all,” said Miller, whose Indian MotoGP race was made a lot harder by dropping to last place before salvaging 14th.

“I had a bit of contact into Turn 1 which wasn’t ideal and then tried to make up too many positions in one go on the second lap. It was an uphill battle from there and our pace wasn’t anything like Saturday [7th in🐬 the Sprint].

“It is a bit of a head-scratcher. Fingers crossed we can w☂ork on what we found out this weekend and what we tried at the Misano test for Motegi.”

The 28-year-old added: “It's just having that grip issue and d💝efinitely what we tested in Misano I think can be an improvement on that.

“I think we migh🌊t see some changes come Motegi. Some new parts, some old parts. I'm lo𒆙oking forward to it.”

Miller took h♈is final victory for Ducati in last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Meanwhile, at Honda, Joan Mir is hoping to have the ꦦ2024 prototype (powered by the current engine) he tried at the Misano test, for Motegi.

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