![]() ![]() Miller has always worn his heart on his sleeve, but perspective and maturity has seen him channel his naturally hyperactive personality in more positive directions. I got a bit emotional on the in-lap, and I was crying like a baby – I didn’t know I had that in me.” Jack Miller “I never thought that I’d be able to win a grand prix like that. I got a bit emotional on the in-lap, and I was crying like a baby – I didn’t know I had that in me.” It’s the best I’ve ever ridden a motorcycle in my entire life. I just concentrated on hitting my marks lap after lap and being calm, and next thing you know I was five seconds up the road and not even really pushing to my maximum. “I never thought that I’d be able to win a grand prix like that, just pulling away from everybody and dominating,” he says of the win in Japan. It so easily could have been even better, after Miller crashed from the lead at Misano in Italy after qualifying on pole position.ĭespite that San Marino GP spill, only Miller’s teammate Pecco Bagnaia has scored more points over those seven races, and the Australian has even surprised himself with the speed he’s shown. Over the past seven races since the German Grand Prix once his Ducati departure became public, Miller has rattled off a career-best run of form with four podium finishes, including a dominant victory in Japan in late September where he eased off in the final laps to win by 3.4 seconds, an eternity in MotoGP terms. The uptick in Miller’s results since he got on the front foot and secured his future has been stark. Jack Miller rides his Ducati during free practice. It takes that one thing out of the back of your brain.” I feel like that stability, understanding and knowing what’s going to happen the next year is unreal, and it’s one less distraction. “It’s nice to know what I’m doing for the next two years. Having to justify myself in Qatar every single year, why I deserve the job, why I deserve to have my position, getting questioned by everybody … as a rider you say ‘that doesn’t affect me’, but it definitely gets to you. “But for me, I was sick and tired of justifying why I should be wanted. ![]() “I was sick and tired of justifying why I should be wanted.” Jack Miller ![]() “Someone like Mick loved a one-year contract back in his day … probably because he could negotiate a better one after he’d won everything that season,” Miller laughs. Much as he tried to ignore the noise, it took its toll. Give me a chick that's-a all of my own Shake her till the meat-a comes off-a the bone 'Cause I'm a wild one, ooh yay! I'm a wild one Oo-oo-ooh baby, gonna break loose I'm gonna keep her movin' wild I'm gonna keep her shakin', baby, I'm a real wild child Let's throw down! Well, I'm-a just outta school, like I'm real, real cool Gotta shake, gotta jive, got the message that I gotta be alive I'm a wild one, ooh yay! I'm a wild one Oo-oo-ooh baby, gonna break loose I'm gonna keep her movin' wild I'm gonna keep her shakin', baby, I'm a real wild child Well, give me a chick that's-a all of my own Shake her till the meat-a comes off-a the bone 'Cause I'm a wild one, ooh yay! I'm a wild one Oo-oo-ooh baby, gonna break loose I'm gonna keep her movin' wild I'm gonna keep her shakin', baby, I'm a real wild child Love me, honey, I'm a real wild child Squeeze-a me, baby, I'm a real wild child Come on over, darlin', I'm a real wild child Come and get me, I'm a real wild child Well, I'm a wild one, ooh yay! I'm a wild one Oo-oo-ooh baby, gonna break loose I'm gonna keep her movin' wild I'm gonna keep her shakin', baby, I'm a real wild child.Since 2018, Miller has lurched from one single-year Ducati contract to another, meaning he’d arrive for the season-opening grand prix in Qatar each March with the rumour mill already swirling as to who might take his place the following year. ![]()
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