Despite wanting better drive out of the corner and rear grip, two-time 🔴MotoGP race winner Brad Binder believes KTM is in a much better place than this time last year.

The South African, who 🤡finished the Mandalika MotoGP test in ninth, made considerable steps forward compared to seven days ago in Sepang, especially as it relat🌠es to the set-up of his RC16 machine. 

While the improvements in Mandalika could als🅘o stem from the bike suiting the Indonesian track more than Sepang, Binder feels the development of this year’s bike has been better compared to las🀅t season.

Binder added: "So far so good. The ♔bike is working better and I’m working better. We have found some good things and we have improved our package from last year. 

"We still need to work to increase that forward step that we’ve ma🅘de over these five days in Malaysia and Indonesia. 

"Now we can go home, evaluate and hopefully come back even stronger in Qatar. I think we can progress with our drive out of the corner and with rear grip in general: those are my two main things. ꧟;

"If we can sort them out then I think we’re going to be in good shape but I’m much happier. Hats-off to the team and tha♐nks to everybody for their hard work. Qatar is a track that will really push us but I’m confident we’re in a better place than 2021."

The final day of pre-season testing also s😼ꩲaw team-mate Miguel Oliveira improve both his one lap and race pace. 

The Potuguese rider had one of the strongest race runs during Sunday’s action and believes if the team can carry this momentum into round one, then a 𝓰good start is possible, something they’ve lacked in recent seasons.

"Yeah, today was a tough day. Many laps. We did a lot of work with the medium rear🔥 when it was really💮 hot," added Oliveira.

"We made a race simulation that went well, was one of the fastest, but it﷽’s quite hard to judge wha🌃t the other opponents did. 

"At the end we could do a time attack and understand a little bit more what to do in qualifying during the GP w🔜eekends. In the end it was five long dꦓays of testing and in very extreme conditions. 

"I feel ready physically to start the season 𓂃and I think the team did a great job, a great effort. 

"They have been around Indonesia for a long time so🅘 I want to thank them for all the hard work. We go to Qatar with a good spirit and hopefully we can get a good start.𓂃"