Brad Binder particularly suffered with his KTM on an Assen track that he did not know while riding a MotoGP. Indeed, we will recall that the South African started in the premier category last year, in a season marked by the health crisis and concentrated in time and space with 14 races. Discovering the route of the Dutch Grand Prix was anything but easy for the winner of Brno 2020. He takes stock of his Dutch weekend, with hints of Casa Particular in Viñales lost at Yamaha in the discourse…
But on the contrary of Yamaha , the constructor KTM does not have to worry about the doubts born in Holland on the part of his South African, since the latter signed a lease until 2024. Nevertheless Brad Binder didn't go to the party Assen, and even less so since he was unable to look at his teammate Olive tree only quite far away. He had also become prime prey for distinguished colleagues within the team. Tech3...
But he was not discouraged. Anonymous party 21e, he managed to make his way to the 12e rank. A performance which allows him to emerge from this ninth stage of the calendar with his head held high. He explains his journey thus before taking advantage of the summer break: “ during free practice I had big problems and I didn't understand why this was the case. Qualifying was difficult and I also struggled in the warm-up. It was almost impossible to get a clean ride and not make a mistake ", has explained Binder. " The bike was not stable at all. The engineers then made a few changes and then the good feeling returned »
Brad Binder: “I’m not where I want to be”
« I managed to pass a few guys. However, I am not where I want to be. But it's like that. But after experiencing such great difficulties, it's finally okay », Explains the South African, who was unable to follow, especially in the fast corners, and was not able to fully open the throttle of his RC16 in these complicated circumstances.
On his mid-season now accomplished, Binder states: " I learned that it is important to tackle the second part of qualifying on Saturday. Then I could have a much more relaxed run and avoid chaos. I need to improve my performance in qualifying and learn more quickly on routes that are new to me. I would also like to take advantage of the opportunities available to me ».
In the provisional general classification of the championship, Binder points ninth. He counts 25 points behind his teammate Miguel Oliveira, in full euphoria since the Italian Grand Prix.
MotoGP Assen J3: classification
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