Petrucci, Miller help reveal Pramac Ducati 2018 colours

Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller unveil Pramac Ducati's 2018 MotoG✅P livery in the build-up to the season opener in Qatar.

Having won a late 2016 battle with team-mate Scott Redding for a third factory-spec Ducati in 2017, Petrucci took four podiums, f🐠our front row starts and came within 0.063 of winning at Assen.

The Italian was also a close runner-up at Misano, although the 'exper▨imental༺' nature of his engine led to a string of technical issues, leaving him eighth in the world championship standings.

2018 Pramac Ducati, Miller, Petrucci,
2018 Pramac Ducati, Miller, Petrucci,
© Pramac Racing

Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller uওnveil Pramac Ducati's 2018 MotoGP livery in the build-up to the season opener in Qatar.

Having won a late 2016 battle with team-mate Scott R🤡edding for a third factory-spec Ducati in 2017, Petrucci took four podiums, four front row starts and came within 0.063 of winning at Assen.

The Italian was a💫lso a close runner-up at Misano, although the 'experimental' nature of his engine led to a string of technical issues, leaving him eighth in the world championship standing𒁃s.

Petrucci returns knowing this year will be his last at Pramac, with Francesco Bagnaia already signed on the factory c💯ontract for 2019, but also that he has his bes🔯t chance yet to win in MotoGP.

The former FIM Superstock 1000 champion will𝔉 have a 2018 machine🍒 the same as Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo and intends to try and convince Ducati to take up its factory team option on his services by being faster than at least one of them.

Petrucci heads to this💮 weekend's Qatar round having set a very impressive pace during a 🐬full 22-lap race simulation at the final test.

“I am very happy to race anothಞer year with Pramac Racing,” Petrucci said. “I am the rider who has raced the most with these colours and I’m proud of it. We have always done great things since I arrived in 2015.

“This will be the most important season. I have an official bike, I have great ex🀅pectations and with a year more of experience I will try🌱 to do better than last season.”

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New team-matဣe Jack Miller takes over Scott Redding's pla🔯ce on Pramac's year-old Ducati.

The Australian, winner of the wet 2016 Dutch TT for Marc VDS, has looked faster and more consistent since the switch from Honda a♌nd must feel confident of beating last year's best-yet eleventh in the championship standings.

“I am happy to be here. The countdown is now finally overཧ,” Miller said. “This is the week of the first Gౠrand Prix and I am excited and very motivated to start the season.

“We have made a very good job with the team so far, and I can’t wait to fly to Qatar and do my b🌠est. I have great expectations in this new adventure with Alma Pramac Racing.”

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