2023-09-09 19:11:24
A very difficult race for Brad Binder at the Misano circuit, who had to recover positions after having problems at the start and falling in the peloton area. The KTM one makes a positive reading after manage tire degradation from the first laps and reach the podiumbeing the second KTM.
At the end of the test, the South African driver spoke to the press and acknowledged that he had a bad start, which forced him to risk more than necessary to recover the lost ground and fight for the podium.or: “I had the worst start of my life, I got stuck in Turns 1 and 2, then again in Turn 4. That was not a perfect first lap. I had no choice but to push and work aggressively. I had a pretty good pace, I started well and I was able to overtake the guys on the outside. Everything worked well, I was very happy when I finally started riding in fast times. I worked too hard on those first two failed laps.”
Brad Binder has been surprised by the pace set by his teammate Dani Pedrosa, from whom he has learned in the last laps by seeing the lines that the Catalan was doing: “I can tell you that Dani brakes quite late, I can read that in his data at any time. On the last lap I tried to prepare an overtaking maneuver, but his bike was moving a lot at the end of the back straight and I had to brake hard to avoid hitting his rear tire. As a result, I again lost a few meters and all the chances of passing it anywhere. Dani, this guy is amazing. When you look at him, it looks like he’s driving at 80 percent.. It is really impressive”.
Tire consumption could have been decisive in the race of the #33, which saw how the pressure in its tires increased especially when riding in a group: “DDuring the first two laps I was constantly in the slipstream of a group, and My front tire pressure has increased, the front wheel locked several times when braking”.
One of the most complicated moments in Misano has been the fight he had with Maverick Viñales, which caused him to lose a very important time due to the aggressive defense he carried out so that the KTM rider would not overtake him: “Maverick was driving a little erratically. He sometimes braked very late, other times he braked a little early and then released the brake again. He surprised me once by taking a much sharper turn than usual. I almost got stuck behind him and had to pass him on the inside, which was a bit tricky. I wasted too much time behind him. If I fight him again tomorrow, I have to make sure the first attack works and that he can’t catch me again.”concluded Brad Binder.
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