Factory KTM rider Brad Binder branded the 20💫25 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix “the most difficult weekend I’ve had in my career”.

After a difficult start to the 2025 season, there were expectations for KTM to have a more competitive showing in Qatar following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder’s run to a brace of podiums at Lusail last year.

While Tech3’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales shocked with his stint leꦰading the race, the rest of the KTM stable couldn’t get on terms with the Spaniard.

Binder especially had a miserable weekend, with the South African qualifying a lowly 18th before having what he described as “the worst race of my life” in the sprint as KTM chat𒀰ter issues saw him struggle to🍸 keep his bike on track.

Coming away from the sprint 14t🌃h, Binder couldn’t find any improvement on his RC16 for the grand prix and was 14th at the chequered flag - 17.632 ꧒seconds off the win.

Binder was the la𒉰st KTM on the road, though was promoted a place to 13th after Vinales’ post-race tyre pressure penalty dumpe🌜d him from second to 14th.

“Definitely the most difficult Moto༺GP weekend I've had in my career ಞso far,” Binder said.

“No matter what we tried,🏅 just I never🥀 felt comfortable.

“I felt like if I did♕n't have massive cha𒅌tter, I was washing the front. And if I wasn't washing the front, I felt like I was spinning like hell.

“So, I really didn't feel good at all and I s♋truggled a lot.

“We tried a lot of different things, but nothing r🌃eally hit the points.

“For so🐎me reason from the first lap here, I just f❀elt like I had absolutely no rear grip and we didn't really find anything to make it feel normal.

“It is what it is and looking forward to try🦋 again at Jerez.”

“Acceptable” Qatar GP for Pedro Acosta

A year on from his star debut in Qatar, where he ran in the podium battle early on, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta endured a sim🏅ilarly tough 2025 Lusail weekend to KTM team-mate Binder.

After a “horrendous” sprint race, Acosta says he was able to have “the same feeling” on the bike that he did in 2024 and came away with ninth🦩 on the road beforꦦe being promoted to eighth.

“Much better, much better,” he said.

“It’s true that we need to put this like an ‘acceptable race’, not good beca🌺use at the end I was starting quite far, then the first half I passed like 14th and was not easy to come back and have clean track and be fast.

“Completely the same feel🍸ing as last year - no chatter, nothing.

“For this, we show that when we don’t 💝have a lot of problems, we can be fast. As I say, it’s an acceptable ꦦrace; I’m happy.”