Gutsy ride sets Brad Binder up for strong finish to MotoGP season
Top 10 finish still within reach for Red Bull KTM man as curtain falls on his premier class career.
Brad Binder's gutsy ride at the Malaysia MotoGP provided a strong finish to the MotoGP season. Despite not achieving his desired result, the Red Bull KTM rider secured a top 10 finish in the main race, as well as a seventh-place finish in the sprint race. This earned him 10 points, pushing his championship total to 118 points and moving him up to 12th place in the standings.
This advancement came at the expense of Luca Marini, who dropped from 117 to 118 points. With only three races remaining before Binder transitions to the World Superbike Championship, he aims to catch up to Fermin Aldeguer (125) and Enea Bastianini (134), who are currently in 11th and 10th place, respectively. Binder qualified 15th in Sepang but expressed disappointment, stating that he had the pace to perform better.
He encountered trouble around the fourth lap, experiencing understeer in the long corners and struggling until the rear tire began to fade, allowing for better braking. Binder admitted, "After four laps I saw we were in trouble and I had to be smart to bring it to the end." As the championship moves to Qatar, Marc Marquez is closing in on his eighth premier class title, currently leading by 44 points.
If Marquez can outscore Jorge Martin by 30 points in Qatar, he will secure the title with two rounds remaining in Portugal and Valencia. Meanwhile, Ruché Moodley's struggles for form continued in Sepang, where he finished 19th in the Moto3 race, accumulating only a single championship point this season.
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