KTM’s Brad Binder believes the🔯 🎀manufacturer has “figured out some good things” on its MotoGP bike after the Austrian Grand Prix.

Expectations were high for Binder coming into KTM’s home race, having finished second in both the sprint and the gr🐈and prix in 2023.

However, KTM came nowhere near the podium last weekend at the Red Bull Ring, with Binder its highest-ranked rider in fifth - 1👍8.620s back from race winner Francesco Bagnaia, having qualified down in 12th.

“I can’t as♕k for more,” he said after securing his first top five Sund꧟ay result since round two in Portugal.

“I felt like I gave my absolute best from the🗹 beginning to the en𝓡d.

“I really tried to make zero mistakes, tried ꦺto get into a good rhythm and push to the end without trying to murder the tyre.

ꦐ“We managed to get home with it in a decent state.

“So, yeah, it’s good to finish top five. Of course I wanted a lot more with our home grand prix, but I think we’ve figured some good things out this weekend. So, let’s keep building from♏ here.”

KTM will conduct a private test this week at Misano with Dani Pedrosa in which it will hope to work on a few more details ahead of t♔he Aragon GP.

Though some distance from reaching the podium, KTM did position itself as the top non-Ducati manufacturer at the Red Bull Rin𒁃g.

It had both of its factory riders in the top six at one stage before Jack Miller crashed a✃t Turn 2, while wildcard Pol Espargaro was 11th having made it into Q2.

Reflecting on the weekend,💙 team boss Francesco Guidotti said: “Overall we have to take the good parts of the weekend.

“Brad was simply great. He didn’t make any mistakes and had a great start from the fourth r🃏ow. He gave all he had.

“We know hisꦛ race attitude and showed what he was able to do. We were happy to have Jack back near the top, despite the little crash.

“He had an outstanding qualify♑ing💖 and was fifth [on the grid].

“He can still deliver some good results for the team. Pol did a great job and what he did this weekend was very useful for the team for the𝔍 development. The result were also solid.

“Moving from th𒐪e microphone to the handlebar is not easy at this level and it also means the competitiveness of the bike is encouraging.

“We are working strongly, and I want to thank all the f💙ans at our home race and all of the company staff and management that came to cheer us around the track and in the garage. 

"Our m♍ission is to grab some different result♐s now and be back.”