Brad Binder was second in Saturday’s Sprint race, managing to stay close to Jorge Martín in the first few laps, but not being able to attack the Prima Pramac driver.
Despite this, Binder was pleased with his performance, and above all, confident in the aspects he has to work on for the long race in order to win what he lacked today:
– For me (the right direction), that’s when we start losing a little bit on the rear tyre, I lose a little bit cornering and so I start accelerating too late and lose in the air cone. So, we have taken several steps in the right direction, but it is time to have a more precise tuning.
The #33 also said that the updates to his RC16 were important and meet what the riders have been asking the Austrian manufacturer, stating that they may not be very big steps, but that gradually KTM is becoming the bike that Brad Binder wants:
– I don’t think it’s a giant difference, it’s a small thing. But small these days, it might be worth a tenth or two, and that’s a big difference in the overall set, so it’s all small things that we’re trying to put together. I think we have a good combination of little things working together. (…) In the first phase of acceleration I have a little more. I don’t force the tyres as easily so I can manage that a little bit better, and of course when I lift the bike I can try the air cone. It works very well with the new tyre, but as soon as it starts to lose performance, I see some places where we can improve. But that’s in a way very positive for tomorrow. I understand what I need to do, I can change some things in myself and optimize the whole package a little bit.