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Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller said he "could not believe" that his new Desmosedici 2019 had just been removed from the bike that he had used in MotoGP this season.
Miller drove a 2017 Ducati with his new Pramac team in the final campaign, finishing 13th in the drivers standings.
For the next year, the Australian has been replaced by a machine with current technology and he had his first experience of the 2019 bike during the two days of testing after the season in Valencia.
Miller described the new bike as "incredible", and when asked what was the difference from the older specifications, he said: "There is no real similarity.
"I can not believe that the bike belongs to the same family – everything is new, the gearbox, up to the handlebars, and the touch of the handlebars."
Ranking 14th on the first day of testing after his program was limited by an unspecified technical problem, Miller ended the test the fourth fastest, just two tenths of Maverick Vinales' performance on the second day of the week. last.
He added that he was still trying to personalize the bike, after recognizing that it was more different from his previous Ducati than he had expected.
"It's hard to believe that it's only two years ahead of my bike, but the amount of change is crazy," he said.
"[It’s better at] all. Turn, brake, stop, accelerate, be smooth. "
Ducati MotoGP bikes had a reputation for being difficult to maneuver and handle, but the Desmosedici has become more user-friendly with its latest iterations.
According to Miller, the trend continues with the GP19.
"It's easier, certainly," he says. "It was the most important thing I entered [first time] and I said that it feels very light, very easy, especially by the first change of direction here, from [Turns] 8, 9, 10, 11.
"Even though there were still wet spots [Tuesday morning] and I was trying to stay away from the white lines, so I found myself almost turning to the white lines inside because of the way it was turning smoothly. "
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