Thai MotoGP: Brad Binder: ‘Brake pads opened because of shaking, lost two laps, frustrating’

Outside the top ten on the opening day of practice at the Thai MotoGP, Brad Binder feels more is to come after brake pad issues and yellow flags halted his momentum in FP2.
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Buriram
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Buriram

The KTM rider spent most of FP2 inside the top ten after two impressive race runs, however, a crash for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Cal Crutchlow at t✨he end of the second MotoGP practice and brake pads opening due to severe shaking aboard his RC16, left Bind🐬er down in 13th. 

After securing his second podium of the season at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Japanese MotoGP, keeping hold of such momentum is of high priority for the South African, who said ‘we needed this podium desperately and hopefully this is the start of ma🧔ny more’ following last Sunday’s Grand Prix.

But if he’s to do so then making his way into Q2 in Buriram ꦑ- whether that’s by securing a top ten spot in FP3 which could be wet or by advancing in Q1 - it will be a must for the former Moto3 world champion. 

The good news for Binder is that team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira showed how much pace KTꦯM has over 🌟one lap after finishing fifth. 

Speaking after the opening day, Binder said: "Today was actually okay. First time here [on a MotoGP bike] and I really enjoyed the track. The bi𒐪ke is not working badly at all. 

"This morning my꧒ pace was re💖ally good and also in the first two runs this afternoon I felt pretty good and I felt confident. 

Brad Binder Thailand MotoGP. 30 September
Brad Binder Thailand MotoGP. 30 September

"Unfortunately in my last run my [brake] pads op🤪ened from a lot of shaking so I lost two laps because of that and my third♏ lap was [impacted] by yellow flags. 

"It’s really frustrating but at the end of the day I’ve been fast and I can go fast here. I just didn’t get the opportunity to do a lap. I’m really praying it’s dry tomorrowไ. 

"When you have a lot of shaking it’s quite normal that brake pads open aඣnd here I’m struggling a bit with stability due to quite a few bumps. I lost my brakes going into turn four and then I lost it going into the last corner. It was not ideal."

Binder wa♔s encountering brake pad issues along both straights, but also the final part of the circuit which goes froꦑm left to right in quick change of direction before a hard braking final corner.  

"We’ve got a lot of shaking down෴ the back straight, well both straights, and then espꦦecially in this last section with the chicane," stated Binder. 

"Wheꦜn you come over the right the൩re’s a little bit of pumping and when you go over the curb it shakes a bit."

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