Brad Binder He is eager to recover from the “toughest year” of his MotoGP career in 2026, after taking the wraps off KTM’s new bike alongside Pedro Acosta this Tuesday.
The 30-year-old is about to enter his seventh season on the premier class grid. KTMBut his future on the field is definitely far away. binding His contract is up at the end of the 2026 season, and his stock took a big hit in 2025 after falling to 11th in the Cavaliers’ standings.
In the year Binder has not finished lower in the championship since his rookie campaign with KTM in 2020, when he also finished 11th. In the year After scoring 151 points in 2021 with no Sprint Races, the South African scored just 155 points last year.
For the first time in his MotoGP career, Binder failed to take a Grand Prix podium in the 2025 campaign. Now, a little Binder confirmed that Pete Baer would like to keep KTMHe will enter 2026 to secure a new contract ahead of the 2027 MotoGP regulations cycle.
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The ‘one thing’ Brad Binder wants to change in 2025 is that KTM’s MotoGP bike is ‘enjoy riding’.
After unveiling the KTM bike for the 2026 season on Tuesday, Binder said he felt “very confident” he could make a “good step” up from his results in 2025. The two-time Grand Prix winner admitted that overthinking his problems was a big issue last year.
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Potchefstroom-born Binder took a break from what he was working on in 2025, thinking a lot about how to improve the RC16’s performance. Binder in 2010. He lost “a lot” of confidence in the 2025 KTM bike front.And now he hopes to regain his natural feeling.
Binder said of the launch of the 2026 KTM bike: “Last year was a tough time for me, to be honest, I felt like I was too involved, maybe trying to figure out why I lost speed.
“Instead of just letting my natural abilities go, I felt like I was thinking full time on the motorcycle. And that’s one thing I’d like to change for the season, really enjoy riding the bike.”
“I’m sure I’ll make a good move after this season. To be completely honest, my 2025 season was difficult. It was the most difficult year of my time on a motorcycle. I struggled a lot to find speed and comfort.”
“It’s funny because it was really rough in the beginning[and]rough in the middle. But in the end the results weren’t there, but gradually things started to improve a little bit.”
“I’m looking forward to a fresh start this season, and hopefully getting back to the performances I know I can do.”
