Japanese MotoGP: Brad Binder: Jack Miller ‘on another level, will be awesome having him in the team’

Back on the podium for the first time since the MotoGP season-opener in Qatar, Brad Binder has called his second place finish at Motegi something ‘we needed desperately’.
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi, Japan 2022
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi, Japan 2022

After a brilliant ride at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aragon MotoGP where he narrowly missed out on a podium to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro despite starting 10th, Binder ﷽went two places better at Motegi as he converted his first-ever premier clas🙈s front row start into second place. 

The KTM rider appeared to struggle during the early stages after being passed by team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin, however, Binder’s pace got stronger and stronger as the race went on, before overtakinꦡg Martin for P2 with one lap remaining. 

"It was a fantastic weekend for myself and the team, you know we've been working so hard this season and we haven'𝓡t got many good results so to♛ be standing back on the podium is an amazing feeling," said Binder. 

"It was tough out there today, at the beginning of the race I was really struggling a little bit to understand how hard I could push with the rear because it was the first time 𒁏I'd done laps on the H [hard tyre]. 

"Clearly I understood really well following Jorge and Jack at the beginning where we were losing time and where I was strong, so I was able to do laps behind them and really figure out where I needed to improve and use my st🐲rong points to my advantage."

The 2022 season has bee🐓n another disappointing one for KTM, as the Austrian manufacturer has just the onꦓe win which came in extremely poor conditions at Mandalika.

With that at the back🃏 of his mind, Binder alluded to his Motegi podium being ‘desperately needed’, while also hoping 𝐆it can serve as a momentum builder going forward.

Brad Binder, MotoGP, Japanese MotoGP, 25 September
Brad Binder, MotoGP, Japanese MotoGP, 25 September

Binder said: "As the race went on I felt like I got better and better, and I need to say a massive thank yo💙u to my team for giving me the confidence to go with the H rear considerin𓆉g we'd never used it. 

"To walk away toda🃏y with a podium is fantastic, I pushed hard♔ and fought hard from lap one but like I said, hats off to my team. 

"They🃏 fou🌠ght so hard, we needed this podium desperately and this is the start of many more."

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller on ‘another level’, says future MotoGP team-mate Binder

Wh🎐ile Binder was one of the quickest riꦯders at the end of Sunday’s race, the pace Miller showed out front was too hot for anyone to handle, including Binder.

The soon-to-be teammates will form one of the strongest rider pairings on the grid next seasওon at KTM, and Binder is excited to have the Aussie join the Austrian outfit. 

"Congrats to Jack, he was on another level today," stated Binder. "When he passed me, he literally disappeared in about three or four laps. I could see he was on a roll and knowing Jack I thought he'd have th𝄹e Hard tyre too. 

"By about Lap 10 I knew we ꦬweren't gonna see him again. Hats off to Jack and it's gonna be awesome having him in the team next𓆏 year."

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