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The Citizen
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
Brad Binder out to set the record straight at Italian MotoGP
Red Bull KTM man has only scored three points in his last six premier class starts. It's a new MotoGP weekend, but the same old problem for Brad Binder as tries to regain his confidence. The Red Bull KTM rider only scored three points in his last six starts and he will be desperate to set the record straight at the at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. The race takes place at the 15-corner 5.245km Mugello situated in the Tuscany countryside. After finishing the Spanish MotoGP main race in sixth place, his best position of the season, things turned pear-shaped for Binder. He left Le Mans with no points, Silverstone with two points for finishing the main race in 14th and Aragon with a solitary point for a ninth-place finish in the sprint race. ALSO READ: Brad Binder to start 2025 MotoGP season 'a much better rider' Brad Binder miles behind leaders This poor run of form included four DNFs, which leaves the KTM man languishing in a lowly 14th place in the MotoGP title race on 35 points, almost 200 behind leader Marc Marquez. With only eight of the season's 22 races completed, it seems that only Marc's brother Alex Marquez (201) can still catch the six-time premier class champion. Binder made good strides in qualifying during the last round at Aragon, which is usually his Achilles heel. He recorded the sixth fastest time for start on the second row of the grid. After wheelspin cost him dearly at the start of the sprint race, he held his own and flirted with the top five in the main race before crashing out on lap 12 of the main race. ALSO READ: Brad Binder: Sleeping at home and racing at Kyalami will be 'sick' 'It's tricky because every time I gain some confidence with the front end it tends to give up on me!' Binder said after the race. 'I need to take the positives from the weekend and I was able to take what I needed from the bike. Every time I needed a quick lap I was able to be in the mix. If we can hold the performance from this weekend going forwards then things can only get better.' Darryn, Ruché in action Brad Binder's brother Darryn Binder also had a Sunday to forget at Aragon after crashing out of the Moto2 race on the sixth lap. The Gresini Moto2 rider last scored points in the second races of the season, after which he missed three out of the next six races due to injury. Moto3 rider Ruché Moodley will be keen to add to his points tally of 11 at Mugello. The Denssi/BOE rider has scored points in four of his first eight starts.
IOL News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Brad Binder's weekend in Aragon ended in agony
Brad Binder had another forgettable race day on Sunday. Photo: Red Bull Image: Red Bull Brad Binder's crash at the 2025 Aragon Grand Prix was a bitter blow in a season that has rarely offered the South African much respite. Coming into the weekend, Binder had been struggling — not once starting a race from inside the top 10 all year — making his sixth-place grid slot at MotorLand Aragon his most promising launchpad to date. With KTM showing signs of life and both Binder and teammate Pedro Acosta running competitive laps, it seemed the tide might finally turn. However, Binder's struggles on Saturdays continued in the sprint. After a poor launch and early-lap shuffle dropped him from sixth to 13th, he managed to salvage a ninth-place finish — better, but far from what he or the team needed. Sunday, traditionally his strongest day, began with a glimmer of the old Binder. While Marc Marquez broke away at the front and Alex Marquez faltered in second, Binder and Acosta looked poised to capitalise. KTM's pace appeared genuinely competitive, raising hopes of a top-five finish or better. But then, heartbreak on lap 12: Binder lost the front at Turn 3 and crashed out. Reviewing the telemetry later, he found no clear explanation. His reflection was mixed but mature: frustration over yet another lost opportunity, but optimism about the progress made.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
As three riders reach Q2, could KTM finally surprise in Aragon MotoGP race?
Though the KTM MotoGP riders may not be feeling overly confident regarding their race chances this weekend at Aragon, it was surprising to see three of the Austrian manufacturer's riders progress to Q2 for the first time in 2025 following Friday practice. Maverick Viñales led the KTM trio into the automatic Q2 spots in third place on the times, followed by factory riders Pedro Acosta in fifth and Brad Binder in seventh. The final KTM rider, Enea Bastianini, missed out in 13th but was only two-and-a-half tenths off cracking the top 10. Advertisement Sounding particularly upbeat, Binder discussed the slight improvements that appeared to make the difference. 'Firstly happy to be straight through into Q2, it's been a while so that's good but in general I think today was pretty positive,' said Binder. 'I was really struggling this morning with a lot of understeer and this afternoon we found something that gave me a lot more front confidence so that was great. 'A lot less understeer so I'm pretty happy about that and in general everything's quite ok. There are things we can try to fix for tomorrow but I think a good step forward for this track.' Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images Advertisement Maverick Vinales was also in good spirits following his pace but outlined that there is further work to be done, much like Binder did. 'One of the Fridays that we can be more positive, that KTM can be more positive,' said Vinales. 'Even though I think we still have some parts of the track to improve that with the medium [tyre] used was way better to ride the bike so it's probably a little bit unbalanced when you put the soft rear, the behaviour of the front always slightly [caused opening] the line and it's so hard to be precise in section one and two and three. Read Also: KTM 'working as hard as they can' to turn around 'disaster' MotoGP season Maverick Vinales visits KTM HQ calling for 'patience, calm' at the MotoGP team Advertisement 'In section four I think we are quite strong as well as in section two but even though I think still we can improve but one and three where you have to do corner speed, wow! It's tough when I put the time attack. With used medium [tyres] I did in the third exit, I feel we have a good potential.' Things appear to be looking up for the KTM squad at Aragon but its riders are putting off final judgment until qualifying tomorrow. To read more articles visit our website.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Better Call Saul actor unloads on ‘simpleton' Jesse Watters after Fox host calls Karine Jean-Pierre a ‘DEI hire'
Fox News presenter Jesse Watters drew flak from an unexpected quarter on Wednesday after he referred to former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black American to hold that role, as a 'DEI hire.' The host of Primetime was discussing Jean-Pierre's surprise announcement that she has left the Democratic Party and written a new book explaining that decision, titled Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines. Referring to Jean-Pierre disparagingly as 'Binder' throughout the segment, seemingly because she carried a binder of notes to her briefing sessions with reporters during her tenure in the Biden administration, Watters was scathing. 'Binder spent two years lying from a podium and now she wants to tell us the truth?' he scoffed, going on to suggest she had only ever been hired as part of the diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] hiring practices that Trump has since made it his personal mission to eradicate. 'Look at the name of the book: Inside a Broken White House. Now she's telling us the White House was broken?' Watters continued. 'Wait a second, who else wrote a book about this? Yeah, Tapper. Binder's now DEI Tapper. I wonder who got paid more.' A clip of the Fox pundit's comments shared on X by the ever-prolific Acyn was leapt on by veteran actor Michael McKean, best known to audiences as Chuck McGill in Better Call Saul (2015-2022) and, before that, hapless heavy metal band frontman David St Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap (1984). 'In all fairness, Jesse is a simpleton and a blazing a**hole,' McKean responded, a sentiment shared by a number of other commentators reacting to the video. Other recent controversies on Watters' show have included rapper Kid Rock claiming that 'ugly a** liberal women' are the reason for America's declining birthrate and the host himself declaring that 'everyone knows' that wearing a Chicago Bulls cap is a signifier that the wearer belongs to the notorious Central American criminal gang MS-13. Over the weekend, Watters joked that all of Sports Illustrated's swimwear models were obese in the Biden era because of political correctness considerations. Jean-Pierre's book follows hot on the heels of Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, in which the CNN and Axios journalists lift the lid on the final year of Joe Biden's presidency and the alleged effort to cover up the 46th commander-in-chief's declining health by his closest aides. President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into that affair on Wednesday.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Better Call Saul actor unloads on ‘simpleton' Jesse Watters after Fox host calls Karine Jean-Pierre a ‘DEI hire'
Fox News presenter Jesse Watters drew flak from an unexpected quarter on Wednesday after he referred to former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black American to hold that role, as a 'DEI hire.' The host of Primetime was discussing Jean-Pierre's surprise announcement that she has left the Democratic Party and written a new book explaining that decision, titled Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines. Referring to Jean-Pierre disparagingly as 'Binder' throughout the segment, seemingly because she carried a binder of notes to her briefing sessions with reporters during her tenure in the Biden administration, Watters was scathing. 'Binder spent two years lying from a podium and now she wants to tell us the truth?' he scoffed, going on to suggest she had only ever been hired as part of the diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] hiring practices that Trump has since made it his personal mission to eradicate. 'Look at the name of the book: Inside a Broken White House. Now she's telling us the White House was broken?' Watters continued. 'Wait a second, who else wrote a book about this? Yeah, Tapper. Binder's now DEI Tapper. I wonder who got paid more.' A clip of the Fox pundit's comments shared on X by the ever-prolific Acyn was leapt on by veteran actor Michael McKean, best known to audiences as Chuck McGill in Better Call Saul (2015-2022) and, before that, hapless heavy metal band frontman David St Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap (1984). 'In all fairness, Jesse is a simpleton and a blazing a**hole,' McKean responded, a sentiment shared by a number of other commentators reacting to the video. Other recent controversies on Watters' show have included rapper Kid Rock claiming that 'ugly a** liberal women' are the reason for America's declining birthrate and the host himself declaring that 'everyone knows' that wearing a Chicago Bulls cap is a signifier that the wearer belongs to the notorious Central American criminal gang MS-13. Over the weekend, Watters joked that all of Sports Illustrated's swimwear models were obese in the Biden era because of political correctness considerations. Jean-Pierre's book follows hot on the heels of Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, in which the CNN and Axios journalists lift the lid on the final year of Joe Biden's presidency and the alleged effort to cover up the 46th commander-in-chief's declining health by his closest aides. President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into that affair on Wednesday.
