P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Brad Binder said Raul Fernandez “sent me to wave to the fans” after contact left him with aero damage in the Austrian MotoGP.
Brad Binder’s hopes of achieving another strong result at the Austrian MotoGP were dashed after a collision with Raul Fernandez damaged his KTM’s aerodynamics, causing wheelies and instability on Sunday.
Despite starting eleventh on the grid, Binder had climbed up to fifth early on in the race. However, contact with Fernandez in the last corner forced him wide, dropping him back to ninth and causing the loss of a wing.
Struggling with the aerodynamic damage, Binder finished the race in seventh place after battling with Joan Mir and Francesco Bagnaia.
Teammate Pedro Acosta was the lead KTM rider in fourth, with Enea Bastianini from Tech3 finishing ahead of Binder in fifth.
Binder currently sits eleventh in the MotoGP world championship standings ahead of the upcoming Hungarian round next weekend.
