The South African, second at the Qatar season-opener, had qualified a strong fourth in the dry but is also a renowned wet weather rider, including winning on slicks in the rain at the Red Bull Ring last year. But the ride-height device on his RC16 began malfunctioning from the start. "I’m really disappointed because I felt good all weekend, especially on the wet tyres," Binder said. "After the start something happened with my ride height device. "Every time I braked it would come up. I’d turn, let go of the brake and it would drop down again. I did the whole race with the ride-height device completely down. "Considering I finished eighth, I think it’s a win....
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