Brad Binder finished this Friday in 4th place overall, with direct access to Q2. A very positive result for the rest of the weekend, which looks very promising for the South African Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider.
Asked how Friday went, Binder said: “Today went well, in the morning it went very well, the grip on the rear wheel is very low and it’s difficult to see the limit in that aspect. We tried something new in the morning, but I didn’t like it very much at the start and ended up blocking the front tire and going wide. I was unlucky because someone fell and came against me. We have the same set-up as in Japan and it seems to have been the best decision. This track is quite strange at times in some places, but I think it’s more the tires that are causing that strange feeling. There’s not a lot of grip, but sometimes there is, it’s a very strange feeling, but after a few laps I had a better and better feeling for the track on the bike, so we’ll see how we progress over the weekend compared to last year’.
Brad Binder is currently in 4th place in the championship, but hopes to achieve good results in the final races of the MotoGP world championship. The South African rider promises to put up a good fight against his Ducati rivals this weekend, namely world champion Francesco Bagnaia and contender and runner-up Jorge Martín.