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2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship
2021 Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar
Losail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Sunday, 28 March 2021
South Africa's Brad Binder is excited for the
2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship season, which will get underway in Qatar this weekend.
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Binder, 25, secured Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's maiden MotoGP win, holding off the chasing pack to cross the finish line in first place at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in August as KTM finally announced their arrival on the grandest stage.
Teammate Miguel Oliveira won two more races for the Austrian team in what was a breakthrough campaign for the constructor, something Binder is eager to build on this year.
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"2020, in general, was a season where I feel we achieved a lot, a few good results and obviously with the first victory -- or KTM's first victory -- being the main thing. But there were also many days when we had the potential to do so much more," said Binder.
"For sure now the margin is a little bit smaller to try and improve but I think as the season went on last year, even though we had a little bit of a slump in the middle, things got better and better.
"At the moment I feel that we have a really, really strong package. We are in a good direction and I am super-excited to get back on the bike."
Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar, past five winners:
2020 - N/A (cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns)
2019 - Andrea Dovizioso
2018 - Andrea Dovizioso
2017 - Maverick Viñales
2016 - Jorge Lorenzo
2015 - Valentino Rossi
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