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24 <strong>SuperBike</strong> By Simon Patterson Images: KTM Press BRAD BINDER WINS HIS FIRST MOTOGP RACE Given the ultra-competitive nature of modern MotoGP racing, it takes something special to deliver a knock-out performance in dry conditions. To do it as a rookie on a completely unproven bike takes truly exceptional talent - but it comes as no surprise that Brad Binder was able to show that skill in yesterday’s Czech Grand Prix.
25 The victory marks the culmination of Red Bull and KTM’s long-term goals in Grand Prix racing, for the very first time having taken a rider from feeder series Red Bull Rookies through their Moto3 and Moto2 teams into MotoGP and onto the top step of the podium. The former Moto3 world champion came into the premier class for <strong>2020</strong> as one of the most hotly-tipped rookies in years, with numerous MotoGP riders quick to sing the praises of the South African’s testing performances before the season had even got underway. And that was reflected in Sunday’s race at Brno, where the 24-year-old was able to put on display the sort of combination of raw talent and supreme race-craft that only MotoGP greats can show. The first rookie to win in his debut season since Marc Marquez and joining a short list that includes names like Lorenzo and Pedrosa, there’s still obviously much to learn for the young Binder, something that he himself was quick to acknowledge after the race. Not just only his third race in MotoGP, it was also his first clean race after incidents in both races at Jerez saw him run off the track or into other riders, something he admitted was weighing heavily on his mind coming into the weekend at Brno. “It’s unbelievable to think where we are today, because in Jerez 1 I made a big mistake and took myself out and in Jerez 2 I made an even bigger one and took someone out with me. It was a tough week coming into this because I was nervous about ruining someone else’s race, and I had to come here and start fresh. “Before I came to Brno I had told myself that I needed to take a step back in the race because I had messed up the first two by being overanxious at the start. I did that, I didn’t do anything crazy at the start, and as I saw my opportunities I made my moves without any contact or trips to the gravel!” However, it seems that once Sunday’s race got underway any apprehensions or nervousness soon went out the window for Binder. Able to ride a completely flawless race while many of his more experienced rivals floundered with tyre issues, he conceded afterwards that his lack of preconceptions might have actually helped him. “At the beginning of the race I was following Fabio and I could see that his tyre wasn’t great but mine still felt quite good so I decided to push on and see what I could do. From then it was just the craziest ten laps of my life. It felt like I did everything as softly and as smoothly as possible, because as soon as I tried to do anything aggressive I got crazy bumping. “I knew we were going to have a drop, and I held back a lot at the beginning. I could have smashed it on a bit but I told myself to be smooth with the throttle and on corner exit.” Despite Sunday’s amazing success, it hasn’t been an easy time in MotoGP so far for Binder either. Well used to hard work as he’s moved up from domestic level championships in South Africa and the UK to Red Bull’s European feeder series, his first foray into MotoGP was rocky. Struggling in pre-season testing at the end of 2019, it
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