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South Africa's Brad Binder on upward trajectory at Red Bull KTM
Brad Binder at Sepang MotoGP Test. | Supplied
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After getting off to a bit of a rocky start this season with bike troubles, South African MotoGP rider Brad Binder has found his stride and looks to be making his way to the front of the pack.
The paddock unloads in Austria this weekend after a summer break and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will be looking to make a second half advance up the leaderboard.
So far, Spanish brother Marc and Alex Marquez each have a firm grip on the Championship.
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But the South African rider looked more hungry going into the end of the first half of the season, and wouldn't it be sweet to clinch his first victory in over 4 years this weekend.
A P6 finish in Spain is the highest Binder's finish so far but the team has suffered its own tribulations off-track which could have hindered its early season progress.
The KTM financial woes were brought to the forefront and speculated as one of the main reasons behind the team's inability to deliver a quick and balanced bike for this season. The RC16's development, particularly, aerodynamics, were supposedly halted because of the financial hole the parent company, KTM AG, had dug itself into.
Red Bull riders including Binder, Pedro Acosta as well as Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini in Tech 3 Racing may not have been entirely confident when they jumped onto the bike at the start of the season.
