Brad Binder’s dark humour: ‘Like a walk in the park’ on Sunday afternoon
Austrian manufacturer KTM had three riders in the top 10 in the MotoGP class at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Starting from 15th on the grid at Sepang, Brad Binder had his work cut out for him.
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Brad Binder vor Diogo Moreira und Franco Morbidelli
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Brad Binder vor Diogo Moreira und Franco Morbidelli
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Once again, it was Pedro Acosta who saved the day for KTM with his
Binder qualified in only 15th place on the grid, but got off to a flying start in the sprint – the foundation for his seventh-place finish. “I’ve no idea why it was so good – I wish I could repeat it,” said the South African, who
Willkommen zum Rennen in Sepang
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Pecco Bagnaia und Marc Márquez
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Fans
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Fabio Quartararo
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Pedro Acosta
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Start des Rennens
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Enea Bastianini
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Marc Márquez
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Fabio Di'Giannantonio
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Alex Márquez
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Fabio Quartararo
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Brad Binder
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Marc Márquez
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Alex Márquez
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Ai Ogura und Marco Bezzecchi
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Pedro Acosta
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Marc Márquez gewinnt das Rennen
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Sieger Marc Márquez
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Marc Márquez und Team
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Pedro Acosta, Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez
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Sieger Marc Márquez
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Willkommen zum Rennen in Sepang
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In the Grand Prix, Binder also got off to a good start and managed to overtake three rivals on the first lap. Over the remaining 19 laps, he moved up a further three places – as riders retired, crashed or gave up.
Brad Binder struggled with understeer on his KTM
“Racing at the back of the field is rubbish,” Binder chuckled. “After four laps, my front wheel slipped out for the first time; my bike understeered in every long corner. But when the rear tyre started to wear out, I was at least still strong on the brakes. Apart from that – it was a long race. Franky Morbidelli and I clashed at a few corner entries; that was a fun battle. I had the pace to do much better, but I was already in trouble after just four laps. Because I couldn’t push any harder from then on, it felt like a Sunday afternoon spin.»
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In the World Championship, the 31-year-old sits in twelfth place with three rounds remaining. Binder trails Fermin Aldeguer and his team-mate Enea Bastianini by seven and 16 points respectively – the top 10 is still within reach.
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