Of the handful of riders who tried MotoGP’s latest in-helmet radio system at the Aragon test, Brad Binderꦗ was the most positive about the performance of the technology.

While helmet radios have been used in F1 for decades, it’s a much more complicated task in MotoGP.

But after several years of developm𓂃ent, it looks as though a system could be ready to send on-track safety messages to riders from Race Direction during 2026.

The eventual obj✤ective then appears to be the more controversial use of tacticaꦑl two-way communication between riders and their teams.

Unlike F1’s established in-ear radio communication, the MotoGP system utilises bone conductionꦚ technology, via ‘pads’ that rest on the rider’s jawbone.

KTM's Brad Binder tests helmet radio

During Monday’s Aragon MotoGP test, several riders struggled to clearly🍸 hear the pre-recorded messages along the circuit's high-speed straights due to excessive noise and minor helmet movements affecting the positioning of the headphones.

However, Red Bull KTM's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder experienced no such problems,

ꦓ"Honestly they have done a fric🍨kin amazing job! I was really impressed,” said the South African.

“My helmet didn’t feel any different and I didn’t 🅷notice I had anything, and no matter if you are full gas with your head-up or behind the screen or whatever it is, the message comes through super-clear. So, yeah, they did a good job with it."

When asked specifically about clarity during high-speed straights, where Alex Marqu🌼ez, Lorenzo Savadori and Johann Zarco struggled to hear messages clearly, Binder replied:

"Yeah! I was so sur🧸prised. I don’t know if any of you hav♛e tried these little [bone conduction] headphones things that come over and chill in front of your ears? It feels like everyone can hear what you are listening to, but the reality is that only you can.

“It is something similar to thisꦿ: it works🙈 super-well."

“Whether we need them or not is another question”

The ass🍌ociated hardware also wasn’t a prꦰoblem, Binder said:

"For me, I put my helmet on and they put the little box in my hump. I didn’t feel anything or notice anythi𓃲ng.

“💃It was the f🧔irst time I’d ever tried it. I hadn’t used it before and honestly I was quite impressed by the way it worked.”

But while the technology might be a success, “Whether ꦡwe need them to talk to us or not is another question,” Binder added.

“But if that’s what theyᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ want, then I don’t mind.”

Binder set the 13th fastest time at the test.