Binder hopes Motegi MotoGP podium “sign of things to come” for KTM

The double MotoGP race winner scored his first front row start in the premier class when he qualified third in Japan.

Leading briefly on the opening lap before being shuffled back to third, Binder passed Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin in the closing stages to take second to equal his best result of the 2022 season.

It marked his first podium since the opening night of the…