A poꦦsition currently held by Ducati after winning all three world titles in 2022, while the 2023 MotoGP season has so far continued in the same vein. 

However, KTM’s performances so far this season, especially in the hands of Binder, have been strong enough to s🌳uggest a serious challenge is coming Ducati’s way for the remainder of this season and beyond. 

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Binder himself believes he’s ready to fight for a world title with KTM, and he’s not the only rider who thinks highly🔴 of the Austrian brand as Honda’s Marc Marquez recently admitted that he sees KTM bꦓeing the manufacturer to beat in the near future.

Responding to Marquez’s comments, Binder said: "I can definitely bel🧔ieve it. Withꦇ the effort they put in, it’s incredible. 

"I’m honoured to be a part of this package. Every weekend I see what effort the guys put in. When they do reachℱ the top, I hope that I’m their guy!

"It would be really cool for KTM to have another two bikes 🦄on ♏the grid. It would give us the opportunity to test more things."

After seemingly overtaking Aprilia as the second fastest bike, although Aleix Espargaro did his best to counter that argument by winning at Silverstone, Marquez said this: "Now they a💮re the second best c🥂onstructor in the championship, but very soon, more than people might think, they will be first."

KTM’s two wins so far this season have come in the form of sprint victories, both of whicꦉh were won by Binder.

But the South African, who won perh♚aps the craziest race of all-t𝓡ime in 2021 at the Red Bull Ring, is hoping to go one better and claim victory in the Grand Prix this weekend.

Binder stated: "It’s about time that I get one, rightღ? It’s been cool to win sprint races but a while since I won ꩵon a Sunday.

"At many circuits I’ve fought for the podi🤡um. I’ve made mistakes. With small tweaks, we’re in for a goo𒐪d shot.

"This is the closest I’ll have to a home grand prix for a while! Being home for KTM, it would be amazing to win here. I’ve do꧟ne it in Moto2 before.

"I have a lot of confidence, my bike has been working excepti🦩onally welꦛl recently.

"I’m extr🦩emely proud to have raced for nearly 10 years for an incredible manufacturer.

"The changes 🔯they’re making, how big it has become… To be part of the story is amazing. It gives𝐆 me extra motivation to get the job right for them. With the massive effort they put in, they deserve results."