Brad Binder is in his second season in MotoGP and is already a double winner in the category, but arriving in Austin, he was to be considered among the rookies. In fact, he had never ridden the Texas track with his KTM RC16. A challenge on a route that is undoubtedly the most demanding and degraded of the year as well as the most complicated to assimilate on the calendar. He came away with a top 10 on a bike which is also not the easiest to ride at the moment. Not so bad !
Starting eleventh on the starting grid for the Grand Prix of the Americas, Brad Binder crossed the finish line after 20 rounds of combat in ninth place. The South African was eighth at the start of the race and even reached seventh place. He first fought fiercely against Joan mir and finally had to leave Enea Bastianini go.
« I knew we wouldn't do as many really high quality rides here this weekend. We didn't have the best pace either, I was also lacking a bit of speed. I knew all that “, declared the sixth in the championship and double winner in MotoGP, in Brno in 2020, and Spielberg this year.
Brad Binder: “ I did everything, I couldn't have done anything more«
« I tried everything, from the first round to the last. I just have to say thank you, the guys on the team have done a fantastic job and provided me with the best possible bike for this race. We were close to where we wanted to be. I did everything, I couldn't have done anything more “, said the 3 Moto2016 world champion and 2 Moto2018 world runner-up.
Brad Binder finished : " we have to keep working and of course we want to try again in Misano in three weeks". His teammate Olive tree finished eleventh, so much so that he was once again dominated by his teammate…
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