Brad Binder, which is the team KTM last year at the Czech Grand Prix brought first victory in the class MotoGP, is firmly convinced that this year his team can fights for the world title.
It's last year KTM noted what three wins, in addition to Binder, two more thanks Miguel Oliveire, who is like a semi-factory team racer Tech3 he also won in Austria and his native Portugal. Oliveira has now joined forces with Binder in the KTM factory team, which was left without development concessions this year, yet the season is starting with a new powertrain, while other teams have to perform with last year due to the development freeze.
"Last year we showed how strong our package is, and this year I think we can only make progress," said Binder. "I believe we have an extremely competitive package so I firmly believe we have everything it takes to get involved in the title fight."
This year KTM RC16 it is supposed to be basically similar to last year, but the South African still believes that they will have an advantage over their competitors. “As far as I know, the basis is quite similar to last year’s motorcycle, but we have a lot of things to test in tests. We probably have a small advantage, as we are the only ones who were able to change the powertrain. ”