Brad Binder has been in the MotoGP top ten relatively regularly this season and is about to break his 2020 points record in fewer laps. In only four of the ten rounds already played, however, he made it into the second qualifying phase, where he had some difficulties on Saturday.
When asked by the press whether KTM sporting director Pit Beirer had ever complained about his qualifying performance, the South African said: “To be honest, the employees never complain. Of course they’d be happy if I could qualify a little better, but that’s the way it is. When I have to choose one thing, I choose the race.
At the Red Bull Ring in particular, Binder said that his qualifying was mainly due to the problems with the front tire: “The problem here is that the front tire was too weak. And my brake markings… I felt like I couldn’t use the bike because I use the front a lot more than other riders. If the front tire doesn’t have support, there’s not much I can do. You can fit a new rear tire, but if the front tire is limited I lose time. That was my biggest problem in qualifying. I knew I could keep a reasonable pace in a race, but I had to be at the limit and be careful not to overtake it. “
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