Brad Binder did the job again for KTM which does not have an easy RC16. Starting from a distant 16th place, he moved up no less than nine positions to take seventh place under the checkered flag of the Italian Grand Prix. What does his boss Pit Beirer think, who wants to convince people that we need to review the regulations because we can no longer overtake in MotoGP because of the wings?
There are performances that can delight as much as embarrass and the excellent performance of Brad Binder on his official RC16 is perhaps one at KTM. While the brand's sports director is leading a campaign to persuade people that it is necessary review the regulations by banning fins who would kill the show in MotoGP, the South African on the orange machine made a demonstration on the selective Mugello by overtaking nine competitors to finish just 4 seconds behind the winner Pecco Bagnaia on his Ducati GP22, after 23 laps.
By the way, Brad Binder is one of the phenomena of the field since, on a bike which is far from being the best, he has finished 24 Grands Prix in the points out of 26. It is only at Jerez 2021 and Portimao 2022 that he is left empty-handed after falls. But before getting there, we had to spit on our hands: “ it was a difficult weekend for us “, declared the double winner in MotoGP on KTM. “ We changed our aero package on Friday and after that it was clear that we needed to change and adapt our entire setup for this new version. Our guys in the box had very little time to find the best solution for this new aerodynamic. ».
Brad Binder: “ I had the best bike of the whole weekend with the new aerodynamics«
« I had the best bike of the whole weekend for the race ", declared the older brother of Darryn Binder, which exceeded Jack Miller in the championship standings to now be seventh in the championnat. " The guys on the team did a great job. We learned a lot during these three days. And the good thing is that our engineers now have enough data for the new aerodynamics, which can now be analyzed. And I hope that when we go to Barcelona on Friday we will be even more competitive. Maybe we'll find that last piece we need to go even further and take that final step ».
Brad Binder continues on speedweek : " the race was tough. When the guys had new tires and a lot of grip, I had no chance. But I did my best and focused on my riding style. I didn't worry too much about the opponents, but rather about not making mistakes. That was the limit I had. I'm happy with the last ten laps of the race because in this phase I was able to catch up with the guys in front of me. Unfortunately, I came to this group a little too late. I wanted to catch Marini in the finishing corner on the last lap, but I wasn't close enough. It was a good fight. It was a good comeback from 16th on the grid. I can not complain. However, we still have work to do ».
Brad Binder ends by specifying that the Tuscan swallow will not make spring for the rest of the season: “ it is not so simple. We still have a mountain of work ahead of us. The race went well. But we urgently need to improve our positions. The biggest problem is that we need to improve the bike for Barcelona to gain more speed in the corners ". A deadline which is already planned for this weekend.
Result of the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix at Mugello:
