This is what we call knowing how to progress… The rookie and already Grand Prix winner in MotoGP Brad Binder was 21rd in the morning and he finished his afternoon in Barcelona squarely in the top three. A big leap forward that the South African explains thus…
Brad Binder continues to stand out favorably in the MotoGP peloton of which he is a newcomer. But he already has his achievement in the premier category in his bag. This Barcelona Grand Prix had started slowly for the official KTM : " it was really difficult in the morning. I didn't feel too bad but during the second and third outings, I couldn't get the rear tire up to operating temperature correctly.. I felt like I was driving on ice “, said the 25-year-old South African.
« In the second practice session I put new tires on and that made me feel much, much better. I found a lot more confidence in the bike in the afternoon. In general, the KTM seems to work quite well here in Montmeló. But it's quite difficult because it's not easy to get started here. Tomorrow it will be important to do a long run and find out how the tires behave over a longer distance and when the grip decreases ».
“We have already put some things in place”
« It is important that I can start the race with a lot of self-confidence. This morning I rode a MotoGP for the first time on this track, so we will still have a lot to do tomorrow. As a rookie in FP1, it's always difficult to understand everything correctly. But in the afternoon we have already put some things in place » explains the teammate Pol Espargaro which showed itself much less to its advantage.
« Last week we had a nice start to the weekend on Friday with 6th place, as we were very behind on some races on Friday. Our goal now is to have a good qualification and enter directly into Q2 after FP3 » Binder finishes. “ Today I managed to do my job well. It's true. Normally, Fridays have often been very difficult for us this year. Everything is going well so far. But we still have a lot of work to do tomorrow », insists Lare the Moto2 world vice-champion.
MotoGP Barcelona J1: classification
