• 2024 Official Qatar MotoGP Test results - Day 1

Jack Miller was among the MotoGP riders who crashed on theꦰ opening day of the Qatar test but it still di🅷dn’t wipe the smile off his face.

The KTM rider ended the opening day of the preseason test on Monday dropping hints that his bike ha❀sn’t yet shown its pot🍬ential.

Miller was 14th-fastest on Monday in Qatar, w🌠hiꦚle teammate Brad Binder was fourth.

Miller explained his minor crash: “I had a slight fall♛ at Turn 6. Nothing major.

“Coming in, as I down-shifted it started vibrating,🌜 I committed to it anyway. I d💦umped it.

“I picked the bike up, she was a bit tw🙈isted, but I was still able to put a lap together.

“I wasn’t going to ಞgo back to the box with two new tyres in ꦰit!

“So we managed to put a lap toget🥀her with b♋ent handlebars.”

The KTM has been identified by many interested observers a🌠s the likeliest bike 🔴to compete with the dominant Ducatis in the early rounds of the 2024 MotoGP season.

Miller couldn’t🐬 hide his optimism when speaking on Monday after the first of two days testi🏅ng.

“The bike is working well here,” he said.

“I’m💧 very happy with how the aero worked today in tricky, windy conditions. It’s pretty exposed here.

“To have that ticked off the list is good.

“ꦑ[We are𝓀] going over what we found out in Malaysia.

“I’m really happy with the direction 🃏of the bike and I reckon we’ve got a little more in the pockꦯet…”

With just one ♔day left of preseason testౠing before the season begins in Qatar on March 8, how ready are KTM?

“We’re ready. I think so,” Miller insisted.

“Malaysia was a lot more hectic than here.

“Here it’s pretty set🥀tled. We’ve made most of🦄 the decisions.

♔“Now it’s just a case of ma🐬king sure the decisions are the correct ones so we’re not second-guessing ourselves.

“Hopefully, in a perfect world, the bik𝄹e should stay the same. And we don’t have to rip this out, that out…

“I’m pretty happy with the base package today.

“The electronic ﷽upgr🏅ades have been a massive boost to the performance, for sure.

“Not only on the used tyre, but in time attack mode ✅as well.”

The early hours of Monday were a frustrating wait for some Moto🍰GP riders who didn’t want to make use of the dusty, daylight hours.

“I didn’t mind. Everybody was in theꦡ same boat,” M🌊iller said.

“We had to get out there and clean the track.

“The front tyres had massive graining on the right-hand side, everybody♊ that I saw coming in, myself includedꦛ.

“It’s just a necessary evil around here.

“The conditions g🅷ot to be pretty good towards the end of ๊the test.

“I had a little go at a time attack at the end.”