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Brad Binder's weekend at the Japan Grand Prix was anything but successful. After a dismal Saturday, the Red Bull KTM rider managed to finish 11th in the main event, but his aspirations for a better result at Motegi were dashed. With only six rounds left in the season, Binder must hurry to improve his position before heading to the World Superbike Championship next year.
In the sprint race, Binder went off track with four laps remaining, serving a significant lap penalty for overstepping track limits. He finished last in both races, with the 18th place in the main event marking a particularly low point for Binder. He admitted to disappointing fans when he said, "Not a great Japan, and we were expecting better, but I think I ruined it a bit when I threw myself down the road in Q1.
It made the rest of the weekend more challenging." As MotoGP heads to Indonesia for the second part of the double-header, Binder will look to recover from this disappointing weekend before the next set of races in Australia, Malaysia, Qatar, Portugal, and Valencia.
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