After five Grands Prix contested in this MotoGP season, defending champion Pecco Bagnaia has reassessed his potential opponents eager to steal his crown. To the essential Marc Marquez from Honda and Fabio Quartararo in the colors of Yamaha, still feared despite their journey clearly revealing that they do not have the bike to disrupt Ducati's nights, other names have been added to the list , and even in a good place. This is the case with Brad Binder, who, on the other hand, has a KTM watched closely from Borgo Panigale…
Brad Binder is no stranger to the MotoGP peloton because of his secret climbs which have already allowed him to win two Sprint races this year. That is, by the way, as much as Pecco Bagnaia, the official Ducati and title holder. But 2023 gives another dimension to the South African who is currently third in a provisional general classification revealing five drivers Ducati in the top 6. While the double Grand Prix winner rides on a KTM.
Before heading towards Mugello, which will restart the course of hostilities in this indecisive campaign by being the setting for the Italian Grand Prix, the man in red Pecco Bagnaia takes stock of this agent orange who co-holds with Jorge Martin the record for top speed, since he also set a 363,6 km/h on the Emilia Romagna circuit… “ Of course he's a title contender » assures the Italian speedweek.
Pecco Bagnaia: “ KTM have shown that they are very competitive, on more than one track, so they are definitely one of the contenders »
« Brad has already shown what he is capable of like in 2016, when he won the Moto3 World Championship, it was incredible. In 2019 his comeback was just as incredible. From my point of view, he is one of the fastest here. He is a competitor, very competitive and very consistent. He is one of the hardest ones to beat – even in a duel » evaluates again bagnaia.
He adds : " it's very early now to talk about the shape of the title race. Because it's easy to score or lose a lot of points ". The Italian does not forget the Austrian motorcycle in the equation: “ KTM have shown that they are very competitive, on more than one track, so they are definitely one of the contenders. But like I said, it's still too early. Last year, we gained 91 points after the summer break. So we need to stay calm and only talk about title contenders later in the season » concludes the former teammate of a Jack Miller who is today the neighbor of Brad Binder.
