MRW Issue 1

wasn’t feeling comfortable
on the bike and told his team.
They set right to work fixing
the problem and had it fixed
before he went out on track
for Saturday’s practice sessions
and qualifying.
Brad Binder along with
many other riders that weekend
expressed concern as
they had no idea what would
happen to the tyres in the
last 8 laps. As we now know
Binder had no major tyre issues
towards the end of race
and was able to easily
manage and build
on the gap that he
had built. Binder said
though, that he had
misread his pit board
as saying he had a half
a second gap and not
the five second gap
that he actually had
and so he kept pushing
until the very end.
The South African GP
winner said that the
last three laps of the Brno
Grand Prix were in his view
the three most perfect laps
he had ever ridden. Binder
also said that he told himself
“Hey, chill out” in an attempt
to stay composed towards
the end of the race.
Brad Binder has always
been a rider who prefers to
lead rather than follow because
then he says he can be
in control. Looking at him race
it shows, with him being so
comfortable at the front of all
the races he has won throughout
his career so far, but when
talking about his Brno win the
new king of KTM said he was
on another planet and that
it took him a while to realise
that he had just won his first
premier class Grand Prix. He
did eventually realise though
when he saw his brother, Darryn
Binder, and the CIP Moto3
team waiting at turn one and
said to himself “Holy Sh!t, I’ve
just won my first GP!”
There are many things that
are special about Brad Binder’s
first premier class win but
perhaps one of the most special
for Binder is receiving the
famous nod of approval from
Mr MotoGP himself, Valentino
Rossi. On Binders cooldown
lap, after celebrating with his
brother, the Doctor pulled up
next to MotoGP’s newest winner
and doffed his proverbial
hat to the young South African
showing that The Doctor
approved of what had just
happened. This is perhaps one
of the biggest compliments a
fellow rider could receive from
Rossi. With Binder saying “It’s
something I’ll never forget”
What a lot of people have
forgotten is that only two
weeks before winning his
first GP Binder had a massive
high side going into
the Jorge Lorenzo corner at
Jerez with the bike then hitting
him in the ribs. What this
means is that Binder won
his first GP while not fully
fit which makes what he did
that much more spectacular!
“There are many things that are special
about Brad Binder’s first premier class
win but perhaps one of the most special
for Binder is receiving the famous nod
of approval from Mr. MotoGP himself,
Valentino Rossi.”
In the interview with Moto
Rider World Brad Binder
spoke about the Covid-19 situation
and how that affected
him as well as how he prepared
himself for the 2020
Season in terms of training.
He said that when he first
rode the GP bike it was crazy
how much effort it took to
ride the bike properly. When
Covid-19 hit the riders had
more time. Binder took that
time and used it wisely while
locked down in South Africa
and says that he trained