The double MotoGP race winner came out of the blocks swinging on Friday at the Losail International Circuit by topping FP1.
But he slumped to 15th on the combined order come the end of FP2 later that day and will likely face Q1 in qualifying on Saturday as FP3 conditions will make lap time improvements difficult.
Binder says issues with his RC16’s engine brake system, which proved to be intermittent in FP2, led to his issues but otherwise he feels good on the bike.
“I mean, I can’t be going to bed unhappy,” Binder said on Friday evening. “FP1 was good, my feelings were quite good. Unfortunately, in FP2, we had something really strange going on.
“We had, I don’t know what to call it exactly, but it was a bit of ‘paranormal activity’, where sometimes I’d close the gas and go down gears and I’d have engine brake.
“And other times I wouldn’t, so we had some small issue there that we couldn’t quite figure out. So, the boys are at it now and they’ll…
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