Brad Binder failed to finish in the top ten in the MotoGP French GP practice. In yesterday afternoon’s session, the Red Bull KTM rider crashed three times and ended up in 17th place.
The South African commented: ‘I spent a lot of time behind scooters, trying to catch up. […] Every time I tried to attack, I crashed. So, to be honest, it was a bit of a mess. I was feeling really good and was very fast whenever I completed laps, always up at the front. Unfortunately, I had my first crash, then had to immediately change tires because I lost my bike of course. So, I used the tires for the whole session, put on new tires at the end and then on my first attacking lap, I crashed in the last corner. So, it wasn’t a good day for us’.
Despite the incidents, Binder has a good feeling with the bike and said the reason for the crashes is understood: ‘In the end, the feeling is good, not bad at all. It’s just that we need to adjust a few things because I had exactly the same crash three times. But we understand why, so that’s good‘.
Regarding what may have caused the crashes, the rider stated: ‘Well, it seems like it’s my trajectory. I was entering the second to last corner later than all my teammates. That probably doesn’t help. So, hopefully that’s the reason‘.