Brad Binder is less talked about than his teammate Miguel Oliveira, but he is also taking full advantage of KTM's rebound observed in this half-season of MotoGP. However, things got off to a bad start until Mugello. A complicated period that the South African had tackled better than the Portuguese who then secured Italy's podium at the Sachsenring with a victory in Catalonia. The Moto3 World Champion has not yet had the honor of attending a flag ceremony, but given his performance in Germany, we know he has the capabilities...
We will indeed remember that at the Sachsenring Brad Binder had moved up no less than nine positions to finish fourth. He finished fifth twice. During the first races, Olive tree et Binder had difficulty matching the RC16 to this year's Michelin tires. Olive tree did not finish in the top 10 once in the five races before Mugello, and Binder twice. Now we have to make up for lost time, but the South African has no frustration: “ sometimes all it takes is a few tough days to spark a rebellion. From this point of view, the difficult phase at the start of the season was perhaps exactly what we needed to get to where we are now."
« Thanks to a few updates, our bike now performs better week after week, on different tracks" , summary Binder who is " very happy with the progress“. After nine of the 19 races scheduled for the 2021 MotoGP season, KTM ahead Suzuki both in the constructors' and teams' championships. The Japanese won the team championship last year thanks to Joan mir as world champion and alex rins as third in the championship. This year Mir did not go beyond third place and Kidneys is more talked about with his numerous falls than with his results.
Brad Binder doesn't get fired up
Binder, however, warns that KTM, currently fourth in the constructors' and teams' standings, should not feel too confident: "lThe main thing is that the results are there. Of course, it's nice to see that we are still at the top. I think we are heading in the right direction. But we have to approach it race by race » he said on Motorsport-total.
The start of the school year will be marked by two home races for KTM. Because on August 8 and 15, the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg will launch the second half of the season with the double Austrian impact. Brad Binder obviously hopes to shine there, and especially since he has no pressure. He actually signed with KTM in MotoGP until 2024.
