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South African star could only earn one point in his last four MotoGP starts.
Brad Binder is not a happy camper. Picture: Red Bull KTM
Brad Binder admitted there is a lot of room for improvement after another disappointing weekend at the British MotoGP.
The Red Bull KTM rider left Silverstone with one point after crashing out of the sprint race and finishing the main race in 15th place. The solitary point is all Binder has to show for his last four starts, after crashing out twice at the French Grand Prix.
Binder is still 14th in the title race on 34 points, a country mile behind leader Marc Marquez (196). Marc Marquez finished third at Silverstone behind Marco Bezzecchi and Johann Zarco to stretch his championship lead over his brother Alex Marquez to 24 points.
No luck for Brad Binder
Things could have turned out very differently for Binder had the main race not been red-flagged following a collision between Franco Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro. He made a great start to move from 19th on the grid to 12th as the Marquez brothers crashed out within the first three laps. The pair restarted on new bikes, and Binder could not repeat his heroics on the second go and never ran higher than 12th.
“A tough weekend for us here in Silverstone. Qualifying was difficult. We didn’t finish the sprint. And the race today was tough,” Binder told the KTM website.
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“I got a good start before the red flag and didn’t on the second start. I struggled with confidence and to know where I could push and where I couldn’t. As soon as I started to feel okay then I would have some moments. It’s hard at the moment. We need to figure things out a little bit and step up for Aragon.”
KTM loses more ground
What should be of great concern to KTM is that other manufacturers are catching up with Ducati at a much faster rate than they are. Bezzecchi won for Aprilia, Zarco is on a Honda and Fabio Quartararo, who was on pole position and leading the race when he retired due to mechanical issues, rides for Yamaha.
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Binder’s teammate, Pedro Acosta, did well to finish sixth from 14th place, but even he was very vocal about the KTM’s struggles at the weekend.
Ruché Moodley, who made his comeback after a hand injury, finished the Moto3 race in 20th place.
Brad Binder’s younger brother, Moto2 rider Darryn Binder, will only make his return from a hand injury at the Aragon Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.
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