Binder (11th) admits: “I didn’t have a single strong point this weekend!”
Brad Binder couldn’t find the extra speed needed to compete at the front at the MotoGP event in Misano – just like his KTM team-mate Pedro Acosta. The South African is now looking forward to the Austrian Grand Prix.
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Brad Binder vor Johann Zarco
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Brad Binder vor Johann Zarco
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Whilst Pedro Acosta once again put in a strong performance at Misano, finishing 6th and 3rd and securing top placings for KTM, things went anything but smoothly for his team-mate Brad Binder. In qualifying, he could only manage 19th on the grid, and in the MotoGP Sprint, the South African crossed the finish line in 14th place. Binder then finished Sunday’s Grand Prix in 11th place, partly due to the many retirements ahead of him. In the final laps, he battled with Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo for a top-10 spot, but he couldn’t get past the Frenchman. He couldn’t find a way to go any faster on his RC16.
“I tried my best from start to finish. I just wasn’t quick enough,” was Binder’s sobering conclusion. “My pace was a bit better in the second half of the race. I was a bit closer then. I tried everything to find that extra bit of speed. It was a tough weekend; I would have liked to have been much more competitive here.”
Willkommen zum Rennen in San Marino
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Marc Márquez
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Pedro Acosta
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Fans
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Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Start des Rennens
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Alex Márquez und Jorge Martin
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Fabio Quartararo
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Luca Marini
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Fermin Aldeguer
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Enea Bastianini
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Jorge Martin
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Marc Márquez
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Pedro Acosta und Alex Márquez
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Fabio Di Gannantonio
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Raul Fernandez
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Marc Márquez gewinnt das Rennen
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Sieger Marc Márquez
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Alex Márquez, Marc Márquez, Pedro Acosta
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Sieger Marc Márquez
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In which area did Binder have the biggest problems with his RC16? “To be honest, I didn’t have a single strength this weekend,” lamented the 31-year-old. “I lost a lot of time in the third sector. I was a bit faster there in the race, but I wasn’t fast enough. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us.”
Next weekend, the action continues in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring. Binder finished 5th and 7th there last year. “Now it’s on to Austria. This track suits my riding style better, and our bike too. I hope things will go better there.”
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Results
Full StandingsPos
#
Driver
Driver
Team
Rounds
Time
Fastest Lap
Points
01
93
Ducati Lenovo Team
27
41:13,013
1:31,069
37
02
73
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
27
+0,657
1:30,995
25
03
37
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
27
+2,326
1:30,966
20
04
54
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
27
+6,027
1:30,936
15
05
89
Aprilia Racing
27
+14,021
1:31,228
18
06
25
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
27
+18,252
1:31,550
13
07
49
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
27
+20,581
1:31,677
15
08
23
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
27
+20,858
1:31,258
8
09
10
Honda HRC Castrol
27
+22,911
1:31,750
8
10
20
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
27
+23,229
1:31,711
6
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