Binder ready to fight off Italian charge

Two victories and an ever-growing lead have Brad Binder sitting confidently atop the championship but the Italians will be out in force.

The French GP produced a thrilling battle in the lightweight class, four riders battling with each other for the entirety of the race. As in Jerez it was Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) who came out on top, taking his second victory of the year and of his career. The South African’s lead now stands at 24 points, almost a whole race victory ahead of Jorge Navarro (Estrella Galicia 0,0). His lead may be sizeable but Binder knows as well as anyone that there’s no time to rest, Mugello always producing exciting and highly tactical Moto3™ races.

Never in the history of the Moto3™ World Championship have first and second place riders in Mugello been separated by more than 0.1s, the races always coming down to a drag to the finish line. Jorge Navarro will no doubt bear this in mind as he looks for his first World Championship victory having once again just missed out in France. The Spaniard needs to start beating …

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