The Red Bull KTM star, who took his second Sprint victꦉory of the season on Saturday, was chasing Francesco Bagnaia as the pair headed into the famous final corner for the last time.

It’s been the scene of famous showdowns in the past; Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibern🍨au in 2005, then Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez in 2013.

Both clashes are proudly celebrated on the wall of the Jerez media centre, alongside other fierce battles at the track between Mick Doohan and Al🅺ex Criville in 1996, plus Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in 2010.

But the Bagnaia-Bind🌜er contest wasn't to join them.

With plenty of Long Lap penalties already handed out for contact with o𓂃ther riders this season, including both red flag incidents at the start of the Spanish races, Binder elected against launching a risky move.

“Nowadays racing isn’t how it used to be and the reality is you get penalties if you make mistakes and hit people, so takes a bit of the fun out of it, but I suppose it makes it safer,” said Binder, who crossed the finish line just 0.221s from 🌜Bagnaia’s Ducati.

“Definitely,” he replied when asked if the possibꦡility of a penalty was on his mind heading into the last corner.

“I mean, I’m not a guy that likes to leave anything on the table. I felt like I was almost close eno🎀ugh, but I wasn’t. So it would ❀have been one of those ‘roll the dice and see what happens’ moments.

“But the thing is, with thജe way things are nowadays, it wouldn't be in your benefit to… It might work out fine, but there's a very good chance you might have a bit of contact.

“So that position you might gain would probably just get taken a🔯way anyway.”

Earlier in the race, Bagnaia was ordered to hand a🐬 position back to Binder’s team-mate Jack Miller for a close pass at the Turn 6 hairpin, which saw Miller take evasive action.

Binder added: “The reality is nowadays if you hit somebody, you're going to get some sort of penalty, so you’𒉰ve got to keep that in the back of your mind. And even though it's the last corner, the last lap, it doesn't change anything.

“But anyway, on one hand, 💖it's safer, for sure. And it can work in your favour, depending on where you are [the rider ahead or rider being chased].”

MotoGP riders are du🌃e to meet with the FIM Stewards to better understand the penalty criteria during next weekend’s French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Binder is third in the world champion🔯shi🐈p, 25 points behind Bagnaia, with Marco Bezzecchi in between.