Miller actually ‘as surprised as you’ by Portuguese MotoGP lap record
After five years as a Ducati rider, Miller will join KTM’s factory team in 2023. However, the transition this winter was a difficult one as the RC16 lagged behind its rivals during testing as all the riders struggled with rear grip. Finished 12th in FP1 at the Algarve International Circuit, Miller made a shocking leap with a lap time of almost 1.9 seconds to record a 1:37.709 in FP2. Finishing as the only KTM rider to advance directly to Saturday’s pole shootout qualifying session. “Honestly, I’m just as surprised as you are, especially when it comes to time,” Miller said Friday. “[I’m] no [surprised by] It’s been improved, but it’s what it was then. I didn’t expect 1 minute and 37.7 seconds, but here we go. “We’ve been working very hard. By ‘we’ I mean mostly engineers. I’ve been fucking in Australia for the last four months. “They listened to everything I said, my comments, my wishes and requests. “And we’ve already taken a big step with the new engine. Then there’s also the