The Red Bull KTM Factory team is keen to build on Brad Binder🇿🇦 and Jack Miller’s solid performances at the Portugal MotoGP on Sunday.
“I was suffering a lot but today my team made a big step forward with my RC16 and I was much more confident in the end. The last five laps were really demanding physically but the step forwards we made was very satisfying and I’m hoping for more in Argentina.WATCH: Brad Binder sets new benchmark around KyalamiThe 2016 MotoGP champion ran as high as fourth near the end of the race, but had no answer to Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco who came storming past him.
What will give KTM lots of confidence is the fact that they closed the gap to the high-flying Ducatis since pre-season testing. Francesco Guidotti, Red Bull KTM’s team manager, was full of praise for Binder and hopeful their bikes can show further progress soon. “Brad was struggling with his neck but the bike setup was much more in the direction he wanted. He had a super-good race,” Guiddotti said.“Yesterday his distance to the winner was eight seconds and today it was the same but at double the laps, so this was significant. A massive improvement.which hosts the next race next weekend.
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