Source: MotoGP.

Australian MotoGP rookie Jack Miller has made steady progress in learning the ropes of Honda’s premier class contender on the second day of testing at Valencia in Spain on Wednesday.

The teenager made his debut on Monday for CWM LCR Honda, before racing stalled play on Tuesday. Miller completed a further 61 laps on Wednesday, setting a best lap of 1m33.746s for 25th overall.

Having moved from a bike with less than a quarter of the power of his new MotoGP machine, this test was always about the Australian familiarising himself with the package he will race in 2015.

“It’s been an impressive three-day test, and it’s a shame we only got to ride two due to the weather,” Miller explained. “Nonetheless I’m really happy with the progress we’ve made with the bike over these days, everything has been new like the weight and the power, but it’s been a great experience.

“I’ve improved every single time I’ve exited the pits and I can’t wait to get more bike time in Malaysia at the end of the month. As we get more experience we will be able to work a lot more on improving the electronics and the set-up to get a better feeling with the bike.

“In terms of lap times, we’re not too far away if you consider that I’ve only just come from Moto3 and I feel happy with the progress and look forward to improving even more as we ride it more. We’re not focusing on the times just now though – the main goal is just to get more and more comfortable.

“Between now and Malaysia I’ve got a busy training schedule planned. My fitness actually felt good during the test, but I still think I need to get some more strength in the chest area to cope with the new machine.

“Much of this will come with riding though, and you can only get that strength in those areas by riding a MotoGP bike, so I’m excited to get back to work in Sepang in a couple of weeks.”

Both he and the CWM LCR Honda team were extremely happy with his quick adaptation and they will get another chance to improve that rapport when he joins other MotoGP rookies for an extra test in Malaysia at the end of this month.