Brad Binder ‘still using last year’s engine, priority was to get up to speed’

Brad Binder says he used the 2023 engine on day one of theౠ Sepang MotoGP test.

Brad Binder, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Brad Binder, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder has described his start to MotoGP▨ pre-season testꦉing as ‘quite smooth’ although a puncture saw him and KTM lose track time.

Bind൩er’s puncture came very soon into his opening run, however, the South African was still able to complete 60 lapဣs aboard his RC16. 

“It was so cool to be back on a GP bike,” said Binder following day one. “It fel🔯t like ages. Everything 🌠was quite smooth and no massive complaints.

“We basically started how we finished in Vaওlencia. We p♔layed around with some electronic stuff, some engine brake stuff. We kept things really simple today.

“The only mishap we had was a puncture on my thꦺird lap which was 💛a bit of a pain as we lost a lot of work.

“But other than that all good, I🌜 can’t complain at all. Tomorrow is when the interesting stuff will really st💝art and we can see what the guys have found.

“Priority number one today was to get up to spe𒈔ed and that is what was done.”

As Binder hinted at, Wednesday’s second day of running will be a big one as he’s expected to test the 2✅4-spec engine.

Having changed very little compared to the Valencia test last year, Binder added: “I’m still using last year’s engine. I was just testing myself🌳 and the electronic stuff is a lot.

“The electronic stuff i🔥s small changes here, smౠall changes there and it changes the character of the bike a lot.

“When you play with the engin🐟e br𝓀ake you never quite know what you’re getting. You have to be open to change all the time.

ꦇ“I think we found sometཧhing that I was quite happy with in the end. I need to tweak it a bit still.

“They do everything within reason but sometimes they throw everything and more at it and you can be super sideways and you can’t turn in. then you try and adjust, they call it controlle♈rs, or someꦓthing, f**k knows.

“I just ride the thing and give my feedback.”

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