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Binder: Gripless end to MotoGP's Catalan GP 'like riding in the rain'

KTM's Brad Binder says the final laps of his MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix were "like riding in the rain" after his soft rear tyre dropped off significantly. Binder started from 10th in Sunday's race, but dropped four places on the opening lap and could only recover to ninth when he started to lose grip. In the final 10 laps, the KTM rider "killed my tyre", which led to a race of "survival" and meant he faded to 11th at the chequered flag. "Unfortunately, I don't know exactly why, but I killed my tyre with 10 laps to go already," Binder reflected. "The last 10 laps were survival and the last four or five were like riding in the rain. It was really,...
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