Thursday’s announcement that Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini will full KTM’s 2025 MotoGP line-up, by becoming a member of the Tech3 staff, means Jack Miller will depart the Austrian producer on the finish of this season.
The Australian joined KTM from Ducati in 2023, having made his MotoGP debut for Honda again in 2015.
Miller’s future was among the many subjects lined in a particular version of the Crash.web MotoGP podcast following the Vinales-Bastianini offers.
“Two new individuals in at KTM and two individuals out, together with Jack Miller,” stated host Jordan Moreland. “Miller’s almost definitely vacation spot appears to me to be Honda, might you see that taking place?”
“That’ll certainly be on his radar and his greatest likelihood of a manufacturing unit trip,” replied MotoGP editor Pete McLaren. “There have additionally been rumours within the latest previous of contact between Jack and Repsol Honda.
“Jack would deliver a whole lot of information with him. He is a confirmed race winner and he is been on two of the highest European bikes in MotoGP. All of which might be engaging to both of the Japanese producers as they’re attempting to develop.
“Quartararo’s manufacturing unit Yamaha team-mate can also be undecided. You then’ve obtained Miller’s former staff, Pramac, who beloved him, now in negotiations with Yamaha as properly.
“So I might think about Aki Ajo, Miller’s supervisor, will likely be on the cellphone to each of these factories.
“And if Jack’s keen to have a look at satellite tv for pc Ducati choices, you’ve obtained Gresini and Pramac – in the event that they stick with Ducati – which are every dropping an enormous title rider.”
Miller’s place on the manufacturing unit KTM staff will likely be taken by Pedro Acosta subsequent season, whereas Acosta’s present Tech3 team-mate Augusto Fernandez can also be out of a trip.
