Pramac MotoGP rider Jack Miller stated Yamaha “labored a miracle” final season by constructing and racing the primary prototype of the M1 with a V4 engine.
The Japanese model has beforehand raced with in-line four-cylinder engines all through the fashionable MotoGP period, however has now revealed for the primary time that it’s lastly growing a V4 engine in 2024.
The V4 bike made its wildcard debut on the San Marino Grand Prix alongside Augusto Fernandez, ending 14th and scoring factors.
Fernandes raced the bike twice extra that season, in Malaysia and Valencia, and Yamaha has dedicated to utilizing the V4 in 2026.
At Pramac’s 2026 shade launch in Siena on Tuesday night time, Jack Miller praised Yamaha’s V4 manufacturing efforts.
“So it was an unrealistic enterprise for Yamaha to develop this bike alongside the present M1 final 12 months,” he stated.
“They carried out a miracle inside the time restrict of twenty-two rounds.
“And I feel there shall be lots of busy days throughout pre-season to be able to compete by the point we get to Thailand.”
Jack Miller: “Toprak Razgatlioglu does not want me as a pacesetter.”
Miller will be part of three-time World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu at Pramac this season because the Turkish megastar makes his MotoGP debut.
Coming into his twelfth season within the premier class, Miller’s expertise will show helpful as Razgatlioglu adapts to the MotoGP machine.
However Miller does not consider he’ll tackle a mentoring function for his new teammates.
“I do not suppose he wants a mentor,” he stated.
“He has lots of that in Kenan (Sofoglu, Razgatlioglu’s supervisor).
“However an absolute legend. We had an amazing few days right here getting away from the circuit and the individuals and attending to know one another.
“It was nice to get to know him as an individual and I’m actually trying ahead to this 12 months.
“I feel it should be a very enjoyable crew. Pramac is generally called a really family-oriented crew, and Toprak actually values that ambiance.”
