MotoGP: Brad Binder thought KTM’s second place finish ‘was a mistake'

Thanks to his second place finish at the MotoGP season-finale at Valencia, the Factory Red Bull KTM team got the better of Aprilia Racing by three points in the Team's standings, a result that left Brad Binder thinking it was a mistake.
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Valencia
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Valencia

Despite it being a tough season fo﷽r the Austrian manufacturer, Binder 🔴was a key cog in taking KTM to second. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira provided KTM with their only wins from the 2022 season after winning wet races in Man🌜dalika and Buriram, however, it was Binder who finished with a head-to-head record of 15-4 oꦓver the Portuguese rider. 

Qualifying issues resulted in Binder having to fight his way through th🐷e pack on too many occasions this past season, even though it’s something he managed particularly well.

As higജhlighted by the final race of the season, Binder came from seventh on the grid to narrowly miss out on victory by half a second. 

An unlikely result prior to the race getting underway, Binder and Oliveira’s attempts to overhaul 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales were aided significantly when bo🌳th ဣfactory Aprilia riders failed to finish.

While the Lenovo Ducati pairing of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller ran o𝕴ut winne🌠rs by over 100 points in the Team’s championship, P2 for KTM showed that consistency was one of their biggest advantages over the rest of the teams.

Speaking about the achievement moments after last 🐎🎉month’s Valencian Grand Prix, Binder said: "Yeah it’s really cool. When I heard that we finished second in the teams’ championship I thought it was a mistake. 

"To be honest𓆉 I wasn’t sure about𒁃 it. It’s amazing that we managed that."

Red Bull KTM Team, Brad
Red Bull KTM Team, Brad

Part ♎of Binder’s impressive performance was the new chassis provided by KTM for the final race, which he said addressed one of the key problems he faced throughout the season, that being grip on corner exit.   

Binder added: "It’s been tricky to figure out this new chassis that they brought. It’s a lot ⛎more difficult to stop and the front moves a lot. But it clearly turns a little bit more and when I picked the bike𓃲 up I had better grip. 

"That’s something I was requesting this entire season and the guys brought it. Itﷺ really touched on our issues so tha꧅t was fantastic. 

"It was so cool come the end of the race because I could change up my riding 🦩style and prepare the exit🌃 of the corners and take an advantage. 

"Nor🐲mally we would just start spinning and I wouldn’t go forward. Hats off to the guys for bringing me that chassis for the weekend."

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