**”Rolling Burnouts and Last-Lap Drama: Binder’s Aragon Success, Miller’s Close Call with Rins”**

Brad Binder: "I ended up doing another rolling burnout!" Jack Miller: "caught by Rins"

Brad Binder: "I had a solid strategy in mind last night to avoid spinning at the start…"

Brad Binder had his best MotoGP weekend since the start of the season in Qatar, finishing in 4th and 6th place at the Aragon race.

He managed to secure seventh place on the less messy side of a dirty grid, despite experiencing spins at the start of both races.

Binder trailed rookie Pedro Acosta during the middle portion of the race. This pursuit turned into a contest for third place when Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia had an incident 5 laps before the end.

However, Acosta stayed slightly beyond range.

"Last night, I devised a solid strategy to avoid losing traction at the start, and just like the day before, I did a rolling burnout again!" Binder said with a smile.

"I was able to navigate through and overtake several competitors. It was challenging to avoid errors as the front tire was overheating from being behind other riders until the final part of the race."

"I attempted to gain time when exiting corners since I couldn't go in too quickly due to the front tire overheating. However, this strategy backfired as the left side of the tire was completely worn out by the end."

"I did everything I could to overtake Pedro, but there was no room behind him!"

"Aside from that, we took several encouraging steps this weekend. We experimented with adjusting the bike's balance, and it appeared to be effective throughout the race."

Jack Miller, who started the race in 15th position, made an impressive start and advanced to eighth place by the end of the first lap. However, the Australian rider quickly encountered issues with maintaining rear tire grip.

After being overtaken by Alex Rins for ninth place on the final lap, he and two other riders were penalized with a 16-second post-race penalty for tire pressure violations, which relegated him to 15th position.

“It was a lengthy race,” Miller remarked. “The track conditions varied once more; it had been dirty for the majority of the weekend but felt more slippery today.

"I gave it my all. It was really challenging to manage the [medium] rear tire, and I had a significant highside incident when exiting the final turn."

"I found my pace and focused on maintaining it. There were significant challenges moving from the outer to the central part of the tire, but I managed to finish the race."

"There were no errors during the race, but I found it challenging to keep up with the guys ahead of me. We'll continue to persevere."

"Pleased to finish in the top ten, but losing out to Rins on the final lap's back straight was tough. I was striving for precision, but a poor drive allowed him to overtake me on the back straight."

“We will return to Misano.”

KTM will have five riders this weekend, including test rider Pol Espargaro who is participating as a wild-card entry.

"Now head to Misano, keeping in mind the upcoming test and Pol's wildcard entry, which will provide us with some valuable assistance moving forward," stated team manager Francesco Guidotti.

The opening race of the Misano MotoGP series will see Binder trailing Acosta by three points, with Acosta currently in fifth place in the world championship standings.

Miller, who might be formally announced as a Pramac Yamaha rider at the team's home races in Italy, currently sits in 15th place, trailing Monster Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo by three points.

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