After qualifying in the middle of the second row, Binder managed to la♋unch his KTM intro fourth before sliding up the inside of Francesco Bagnaia at turn one.

Binder then completed anoth💞er pass on teammate Jack Miller later on in the lap before 𒉰attempting to hunt down Jorge Martin.

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A gap 🍷of half a second separated the two for large parts of the race before Martin eventually pulled clear.

Talking about his race, Binder said: “I had a great start an🅰d dived into Turn 1 past a couple of guys on the inside. 

“My plan was to get up to the front straightaway but the pace was incredible and I could not believe the lap-timℱes we were doing. 

“It was a good race though and I’m happy to be back on the po♊dium. My boys did an amazing job and my bike has worked bet💫ter than it has all year so let’s try again tomorrow.”

On the other side of the gar🅺age, Miller was back in form at a circuit that’s one of his favourites.

Winner of the 2022 Japanese grand prix for Ducati, Miller was third for much of the 12-lap race b🍌efore being overtaken late on by Bagnaia.

“That felt good,” said Miller. “It was nice fighting with these boys. I ran into a little bit of an issue with the right side of the tire, especially the front, and꧑ was struggling to stop the bike, so I was doing what I could to protect my position. 

“Finally, I had a little moment at the bottom of the hill and that opened the door. Generally, the bike is working really well and 💯I’m happy with the performance. 

“If we could just tidy-up a few little things and also my riding can be a bit bette𝓰r then I think we can do a really top job tomorrow.”