Red Bull KTM rider BradBinder bravely fought his way through neck pain to finish in sixth place in the main race of the season-opening Portugal MotoGP on Sunday.🏍
Red Bull KTM rider Brad Binder bravely fought his way through neck pain to finish in sixth place in the main race of the season-opening PortugalThe race was won by world champion Francesco Bagnaia on a Ducati, with Maverick Vinales second and Marco Bezzecchi in third.on Saturday, achieved the perfect total of 37 points from the 37 points that was on offer in Portugal.
He was one of the beneficiaries of two places when pole man Marc Marquez took out his former team-mate Miguel Oliveira on the third lap.Binder kept fighting to live up to his reputation as a Sunday man and moved up to as high as fourth with only a couple of laps to go. Despite him not able to match the pace of Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco who both overtook him in the end, he did manage to stay ahead of his KTM team-mate Jack Miller.
Binder and Miller’s results will give the Austrian outfit a lot of confidence. Miller was fighting for a victory at one stage during the sprint race before finishing fourth to earn six world champsionship points. The Australian leaves Portugal with a total of 15 points, while Binder has 10 behind his name.Brad Binder’s younger brother Darryn Binder has a Moto2 debut to forget in Portugal.
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