If he hadn't made this mistake at turn 5, perhaps we would be talking more about Brad Binder who showed no complexes in his first career Grand Prix in MotoGP. In fact, he was poison for the yet posh Pol Espargaró at KTM. In practice, he was not far away and during Q1, the South African followed his leader. At the start of the race, he was even sticking it. And then there was this failed braking. The fact remains that the appointment is made for this weekend on the same track for the Andalusian Grand Prix…
From the height of his 24 years, Brad Binder learns quickly. And this KTM RC16, definitely, appeals to young recruits from the Austrian sector since we will recall thatIker Lecuona also had some good flashes under the colors Tech3 during this first meeting of the year.
On his race, the former Moto3 World Champion for KTM and Moto2 world vice-championAlex Marquez comments: " I could have obtained an excellent result but I made a mistake at turn 5. I pulled the front brake too aggressively and then had to make a big pass into the gravel trap because the traction control reacted immediately. I lost more than 25 seconds. Then I set off again on the track, but afterwards, I was alone, everyone was much further away ».
Despite this misfortune, Binder also takes positive elements from this Grand Prix in Jerez: “ I had a very good pace with which I could have followed the leading group. All the offseason training probably paid off »
“The smallest changes make the biggest differences”
« I also learned a lot this weekend », Adds the South African. “ Every time I go out on the track and come back into the box, I've learned three or four new things. The progress you are making is crazy. The smallest changes make the biggest differences »
The extreme heat on the circuit was also a new experience: “ it was so hot and the MotoGP machines themselves get a lot of heat, for example from the engine. If you follow behind the machines, it's another ten degrees warmer. But it was cool to experience what it was like to drive in such circumstances »
Overall, the MotoGP newcomer is happy with the Spanish Grand Prix. “ I got off to a good start and immediately noticed that our overall package is very competitive. It's crazy to race against drivers I've admired my whole life said Brad, who took victory from last place in the 3 Moto2016 World Championship race. It was very exciting to see how they all handled the heat. I hope I can learn from my braking mistake to avoid such mistakes next Sunday »
MotoGP Jerez 1 Race: classification
