Binder is only 16 points adrift ... and so based on numbers alone, KTM’s decision is justifiable – not least with Vinales winning a GP for Aprilia this year and Bastianini finding podium ...

the 20-year-old Red Bull KTM Factory rider is yet to claim his first win, but he believes it’s only a matter of time. "I have been living with pressure since I was 16 and now I’m close to 21 ...