ꦫThe South African, second at the Qatar season-opener, had qualified a strong fourth in the dry but is also a renowned wet weather rider, including winning o🤡n slicks in the rain at the Red Bull Ring last year.

But the 🏅ride-height device on hiꦬs RC16 began malfunctioning from the start.

"I’m really disappointed because I felt good all weekend, especially on the wet 🌠tyres," Binder said. "After the start something happened with my ride height dev💫ice.

"Every time I braked it would com❀e up. I’d turn, let ൲go of the brake and it would drop down again. I did the whole race with the ride-height device completely down.

"Considering I fini🐼shed eighth, I think it’s a win. If it was a dry race I wouldn’t have been able to do anythin𝔍g. Because of the [wet], we got really lucky and managed to finish.

"In general I’m happy. I managed to bring the bike home, which was really difficult. It doesn’t turn when the ri⛦de-height device is down. We need to figure out what happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again."

A debate is currently underway among the MotoGP manufacturers and Dorna 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:over the future of ride-𝓀height devices.

In the past, some te🍬ams have disabled their holeshot/ride-height systems in wet conditions 🔴due to the lower braking forces (needed to reset the system) and lack of grip (rather than wheelies) taking over as the biggest limit for acceleration.

Despite the ride-height💦 handicap, Binder wrestled his way to the front of a big pack of riders fighting over eighth place, which included his younger brother and MotoGP rookie Darryn, enjoying a brilliant ride on the RNF Yamaha.

"I was so happy when my brother came past!" Binder said. "I was sitting behind Marini, just trying to ꦓsurvive and get through the race without crashing. When this whole group arrived and started fighting,

"I thought, ‘OK, I’꧑ve come this far and I’m not going to not get points!’ I tried my best with what I had. But it was so cool to see my brother. He was riding so well in these conditions. I am 🌟super proud of him. It’s really cool to see him in the top 10."

Despite the difficulties, Binder remains second in the world championship and has now 🦹closed to within just two points of early title le𒈔ader Enea Bastianini (Ducati) who was only eleventh at Mandalika.