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Australia’s Jack Miller will be forced to sit out next week’s Sepang MotoGP test due to the broken leg he sustained while training riding motocross earlier this month.

The second-year premier class rider’s new Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda outfit will attend the test with rookie Tito Rabat across the three days from 1-3 February.

“We know from working with him in Moto2 that Tito has a very controlled and methodical approach to testing and I think that will serve him well as he continues his transition to MotoGP,” explained team principal Michael Bartholemy.

“Tito has a lot to take in, as Sepang will be the first time he tests the bike with the control ECU and the unified software, but I’m confident that he will take it in his stride. It’s unfortunate that Jack is unable to test in Sepang, but we are hopeful that he will have recovered sufficiently to join us at Phillip Island for the second of the three pre-season tests.”

Miller will miss the first test in Malaysia after sustaining a fractured right tibia and fibula in the training accident. The 21-year-old had successful surgery to stabilise the injury and is already back training in a bid to be fit for the Phillip Island test on 17 February.

Sepang will be the first opportunity for Rabat to test the bike with the control ECU and unified software that is now mandatory in the premier class.