Brad Binder finished the Indian GP in 4th position. After a weekend in Misano where the South African rider failed to score in Sunday’s race, a positive result in India was undoubtedly the best way to make up for the lost points.
Asked about today’s race, Binder said: “It was a challenge, the race direction took three laps off the race and I think it was a good decision because the tires weren’t going to hold up. Today was difficult, I wanted to do more, but I couldn’t do better. I was very consistent but with five laps to go I had no tires left, so it was difficult and I tried to do my best. I think the team did its best this weekend and now we have to think about Japan, reset and work towards a place on the podium.
The driver also spoke about the temperature and tire problems that led race directors to remove three laps from Sunday’s race.
– ‘I never thought the track was too physical, it was just too hot, but when I did 21 laps behind someone today, I realized it was too hot. The bike was burning, my legs, my feet, the inside of my suit was burning, I think you need some sort of air conditioning on the bike to race in these conditions’.