A positive start to the weekend was ♏made for Binder and KTM, who were testing a n💃ew chassis throughout Friday practice. 

The South African joined team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Miguel Oliveira in setting a very competitive lap towards the end of FP2 which was enough to squeeze into the top ten positions.♚ 

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But while speed was there, Binder was not totally impressed by the new chassis components, saying: "It had some positive points but someಌ pretty bi♓g negatives as well. I was jumping between the two bikes today but tomorrow I think we can focus more on just one and figure out how far we can push it. 

"The front-end feeling is quite different. It was not completely new but there were some very small changes. It worked out quite okay and 💟it seemed to help me a bit in the drive [area] but I lost a lot of feeling on the front and it felt more on the lim🧔it on the front-end. 

"We need to make some changes for tomorrow to try🌞 and set it up a little bit, but other than that it ꦦwas a positive day."

Binder also achieved his t🦩op ten result without the full use of his ride-height device which didn’t activate properl🌞y in sector three on both his fast laps. 

"I had a small issue and didn’t do something quite correct - I didn't get my ride-height device all the way up in C3 [corner three🌊] - twice," said Binder. "Both of my time attacks were done in sector three with the ride-height device down so I lost a lot of time there but we weren’t far off."

Binder craving first MotoGP win of the season

The KTM rider, who is 30 points ahead of Oliveira in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings, has zero wins compared to the Portuguese rider’s t🐻wo so far this season.

And given the fact Binder has won at least one race in all but one world champio🍨ns💟hip season since 2016, the prospect of failing to add to that was described as ‘not good enough’ by the former Moto3 world champion. 

"F*ck! It’s been eating [away] at me," stated Binder. "It would be the first year in I d♛on’t know how long that I haven’t won a race. It’s not good enough. Let’s make sure we can try and finish on a high."

While Binder has his own battle to take care of in the championship come Sunday’s Grand Prix - the KTM man still has a chance of overhauling future team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller for fifth - all eyes will be on title contenders 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, a battle Binder is keen to not ‘get involved’ w🐓ith. 

"I think it would be great if they are more cautious and then hopefully they will be behind me," said Binder. "I don’t know! I don’t want to get involved🎐 and you don’t want to change the outcome but at the end of the day it’s a race and we need to fight."