MRW Issue 1

“In an exclusive
interview with
Rob Portman and
Donovan Fourie,
Brad Binder said
“I’ve never gone into
a race not planning
on winning” and he
proved that at Brno
where he made the
best of opportunities
that came his way...”
Shortly after that Binder
passed the Aprilia Rider and
brother to Pol, Aleix Espargaro
to claim the first of three
podium spots. The Flying
Frenchman Fabio Quatararo
was up next and Binder disposed
of the two-time race
winner with relative ease to
put himself up into 2nd place.
Brad Binder then began to
hunt down race leader Franco
Morbidelli like the predator
that he is. After a few laps
it was clear that Binder had
far superior pace to the Italian,
catching the Petronas
Yamaha rider after only a few
laps. Binder then made the
pass that would change his
life forever, the pass for first,
and the rest as they say was
history. Brad Binder went on
to take what is already considered
a famous victory
by an impressive margin of
more than five seconds and
become the First South African
to win in the premier
class of MotoGP.
In an exclusive interview
with Rob Portman and Donovan
Fourie, Brad Binder
said “I’ve never gone into a
race not planning on winning”
and he proved that
at Brno where he made the
best of opportunities that
came his way, capitalised on
the tyre issues of others and
was prepared to fight for
the win if he had to. Binders
win also says a lot, not only
about him as a rider, but
about the confidence he has
in the KTM MotoGP project.
After being with the KTM
project since 2016 he has
seen how they have grown
and has realised that they
are making phenomenal progress
when you consider the
relatively young age of the
team. In the same interview
Binder praised KTM for giving
him a bike that he said
surprised him throughout the
race. In the interview Binder
spoke very Highly of his team
calling them “the most legendary
crew ever.” Binder
said that on the Friday he