‘We just didn’t have the pace’, admits Binder after Italian MotoGP

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After recording disappointing results at Mugello, Red Bull KTM rider Brad Binder admits his team was simply outpaced at the Italian MotoGP.

Red Bull KTM man moves up to one place to seventh in the championship.Brad Binder and his Red Bull KTM team’s struggles continued at the ItalianBinder did move up one spot to seventh in the world championship after earning 10 points at Mugello for finishing sixth in the sprint and 10th in the main race, butwas completely outpaced by the Ducatis.

Acosta, who’ll replace Jack Miller in the KTM factory team next year, tried his best to keep up with the front-runners, but like Binder, his RC16 just didn’t have the firepower to stay in contention. Miller was failed to earn a point in Italy, finishing 12th and 16th.Brad Binder takes it on the chin “The reality is that once we started rolling we just didn’t have the pace to go with the guys in front,” Binder told the KTM website after the race.“I tried my best but when I started to push I kept losing the front and couldn’t hold the line well.”

After qualifying in a disappointing 13th place, Binder made a sensational start in the sprint race on Saturday to put himself into podium contention on the first lap. But as the race progressed, he couldn’t match Bagnaia and Marquez at the front.“Overall, he improved a lot in terms of race speed from last year but the leading group improved even more. The amount of time is crazy. Almost twenty seconds!” said Red Bull KTM team manager Francesco Guidotti.

Brad Binder’s younger brother Darryn Binder was in contention for his best-ever Moto2 finish before crashing out from fourth place. The Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP rider is 24th in the title race o five points.at the end of June.

 

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