And here comes Brad Binder again! Those who thought that he had already done the essential thing in Brno when they noticed that he had fallen from fourth place to ninth in the general championship standings after the San Marino Grand Prix are in for a loss. The South African is not giving up and he showed this Friday in Misano that the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix could be different from the previous one, although on the same track located on the banks of the Adriatic...
Brad Binder forced the pace to Misano to appear at the top of the timesheet. Certainly, it is only by two thousandths compared to the Honda de Nakagami, but in the fray of a top 5 gathered in 71 thousandths, we had to be solid. And the official KTM showed that he was.
« It was a very good FP2 ", said Brad Binder. " In FP1 we still had some problems and a difficult session. But I had a clear idea of what I needed for the second session in order to improve. And indeed, we have made good improvements. In the last two FP1 outings I felt much more comfortable on the bike than in the morning ».
« Overall, the changes made it much easier for me to improve my lap time. In the previous days I was always stuck at some point, my feeling for the bike left a lot to be desired. I am happy that we have made clear progress. NOW, I'm curious what Saturday will bring » adds Pol Espargaró's teammate, fifth.
Binder was behind Casa Particular in Viñales on his best lap. What did he learn from it? “ I had a good opportunity to ride behind Viñales and see what he is doing. This guy has already had some fantastic best times here. It was impressive to watch him. It's amazing the extremely high cornering speeds it can take. It's still a little difficult for me there. But in the braking zones in front of the slow corners, I felt a little faster. So you can see that there are, so to speak, two different ways of achieving strong lap times here. Overall, everyone was fine today. I can not wait until tomorrow » concludes the rookie, already a winner in MotoGP.
MotoGP Misano 2 J1: times
