In Saturday✨’s Australian MotoGP Martin made a bold move whilst fighting for the title, which was to sit the soft rear tyre when only two others opted for the same.

With a drop in performance✃ expected, Martin built an early lead and looked🧸 set to claim victory until the final few laps.

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Binder, who was second for much of the race, was eventual𝄹ly pushed out of the podium place when he was overtaꦐken by Johann Zarco.

But the KTM rider wasn’t displeased with his P4 performance, aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfter again finishing as the best non-Ducati rider.

“Overall, it was a really good day,” said Binder. “Unfortunꦑately the last three laps weren’t that great. Apart from that it was good. 

“It was my best qualifying in MotoGP and at the start I was really fast. I rode 🍷the bik🐻e well and did well to protect the tyre. 

“I was maybe being a little bit too cautious in the last sector trying to conserve the tyre. Wh🐟en Di Gia came past me I realised I was losing a lot of time there. 

“But once I fixed that I was a lot more competitive again. Unfortunately, when Zarco passed me𒁏 I went from second to the back of the group and couldn’t find my way back through. 

“It was a little bit tricky after th💯at but I’m happy to have had a strong race. Much better than the last two and I learnt a lot.”

Binder also said post-race that heꦯ felt sorry for Martin after the Spaniard led the whole race, only to lose four places on ⛄the final lap. 

Binder added: “I could♓ see him ✅coming back towards us and was focusing in front and not behind me. 

“He did a great job to push the soft that deep into the race with that pace. It w🌃as really impressive. 

“I feel aꦕ bit sorry for him because he🍸 dropped like a stone after leading the whole race.”