Miller sharpens the pen on the MotoGP extension, while Ducati …

Jack Miller is reportedly on the verge of renewing his Ducati MotoGP deal after a sharp rebound in form resulted in two wins rumored to hit with an announcement for this week.

After establishing himself as a regular leader on the Pramac Ducati satellite for three seasons, Miller was promoted to the factory line-up with a new line-up alongside Pecco Bagnaia for 2021.

After a slow start to the year, which included a crash at Portimao, Miller took his first Ducati win in Spanish MotoGP – five years after his first win on a Honda at Assen – before heavy rain in rain hit France 2nd in a row.

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The nature of these victories certainly impressed Miller’s candidacy as team leader – including some within Ducati itself – even if he is currently ranked third-best Ducati behind team-mate Bagnaia and Pramac’s Johann Zarco.

With Bagnaia and Zarco also on the verge of extra time after their own impressive – albeit winless – openings, at least Miller is expected to be confirmed ahead of the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, Ducati’s home game this week.

Ducati ready to deliver eight MotoGP motorcycles in 2022

Ducati MotoGP boss Paolo Ciabatti meanwhile says the manufacturer is ready to increase its resources to bring eight motorcycles into the race in 2022.

“We have done it in the past, we think we can do it,” Ciabatti told GPOne.com.

There are currently six Ducati participants on the grid – more than any other manufacturer – with Avintia Racing now officially supplied, having previously bought and privately operated its motorcycles.

Rumors suggest that VR46 plans to either acquire Avintia’s two entries in 2022, though it could buy additional entries as well. However, team owner Valentino Rossi is also known to be discussing a possible Yamaha supplier instead.

Team Gresini is also a potential target as Aprilia will split with the team to relocate factory efforts internally to Noale from 2022. However, it is known that Gresini is also interested in continuing Aprilia machines as a sister company.