Technical DNF for Brad in Motegi Sprint Race
The final part of the current MotoGP triple header brought the series from Emilia Romagna in Italy to Indonesia and then to the cool and changeable climate of Motegi for the annual trip to Japan. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing began the second overseas Grand Prix of the current flyaway stint in fast form as Brad Binder headed Practice to make an emphatic entry to Q2.
Saturday was again overcast and with occasional flurries of rain that affected the pushes through Q1 and Q2. Brad was 0.6 of a second from Pole which was good enough for P5 and the middle of the second row. Brad made a strong start but unfortunately had to pull out of the race with a technical issue on the third lap and while located in the top five.
Brad Binder
5th in qualification, DNF in the Sprint:“Cool to be on the second row and I got a decent start. I was just figuring everything out when unfortunately we had a small electronic malfunction and that meant the race was over. Luckily, we have tomorrow to try again. This track suits our bike very well and the hard braking zones is where we are strong and can make up time. It would be good if we can take advantage of that on Sunday.”