Pramac Yamaha rider Jack Miller says the M1 already appears like “I’m on my bike” after the Sepang MotoGP pre-season check.
The four-time race winner returns to Pramac for the 2025 marketing campaign and takes on his fourth completely different bike in his profession having beforehand ridden Honda, Ducati and KTM equipment.
After a tricky introduction to the Yamaha at Barcelona final November, Miller seemed extra snug on the M1 from the shakedown final week and carried that kind into the official check.
Miller was inside the highest 10 within the standings on the primary two days and ended the ultimate day twelfth.
Having accomplished his programme for the check early on Friday, Miller stated of his adaptation to the Yamaha: “I really feel good. I sit on the bike now and rolling out within the morning, generally, particularly while you change producers, it may take a little bit of time since you’re going out of the pits and the tank’s sticking you within the leg, your bars are simply completely different, and it takes a bit to adapt to what’s regular.
“This has been fairly straightforward to adapt to as soon as I received my bars in the best spot, as soon as I received my pegs in the best spot.
“The tank feels actually good, like the place the tank sits there’s not a lump or a bump or something, I don’t have sore legs which previously has been a difficulty when your sitting on a motorbike otherwise and your legs aren’t flush, you may get a tough spot the place it’s digging into your leg.
“The physique feels good, and after I roll out within the morning I really feel ‘ah, I’m on my bike’, which is sweet after 5 days already to really feel like that.
“We’ll see with a pair days off and in Thailand how the variation is there.
“However I really feel quietly assured… like I stated, it appears like our bike.
“If you go to new tracks it’s at all times going to take a bit extra time than in case you had previous expertise there on the bike. I’m not careworn.”
Miller had a crash at Flip 4 on the ultimate day throughout a time assault, which he says was simply right down to a lack of awareness of how the Yamaha behaves when it will get out of practice underneath braking.
Jack Miller set for Buriram check
Waiting for the following check in Thailand, Miller says corner-exit is the realm he feels have to be improved on the bike.
“Braking’s actually good, mid-corner is kind of sturdy,” he added.
“It’s simply mid-corner to exit I really feel within the first sector right here my connection between releasing the brakes has gotten shorter however it may get higher.
“Simply as you’re rolling so shortly with this bike, and with the bikes I’m used to previously, you possibly can open the best way you want to open to take the chain pressure away and carry that mid-corner velocity, it’s one of many issues.
“At Flip 1 it’s fairly clear for me as a result of it’s fairly a spherical nook, the place there’s not loads of grip, you’re on the sting of the tyre, you nearly use a little bit of a distinct line. So, simply engaged on that.
“Braking I really feel actually sturdy. Even this afternoon I used to be taking part in a few bit with strains and perceive completely different strains, like going into Flip 1 I don’t have to provoke the turning so shortly, I can type of wait just a little bit and let it brake a bit extra straight up and down earlier than tipping it in.
“I believe we nonetheless have to work on the drive space and methods to get the factor out of the corners just a bit bit nook.
“Extra so out of, I wouldn’t say the sluggish nook, just like the second-to-last and final nook, I really feel like that’s fairly self-explanatory, you possibly can really feel these ones out. But it surely’s extra like Turns 5, 6, simply on the change of route there.
“I really feel actually quick, mid-corner velocity is sweet, however it’s jus the connection opening at six and getting the factor to switch and drive out, Yamaha has a extremely quick stroke on the throttle and that’s one thing I’d wish to work on.
“The blokes are engaged on one thing for Thailand, simply to have just a little bit extra throw within the throttle tube mainly, simply to present you just a little extra to play with as a result of the increments are just a little bit too quick for my liking to maintain it within the drive window.”
