(Reuters) - Former MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi believes KTM can be genuine title contenders for the world championship in 2020 and said Brad Binder's victory at the Czech Republic Grand Prix is proof of how far they have come. Asked during a virtual news conference on Thursday ahead of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix if KTM could win the championship, Yamaha's Rossi said: "Yes... why not, because their improvement compared to last year is impressive." The result at Brno represented a first victory for KTM since making their full-time debut in 2017. "It's a really important weekend for Red Bull and KTM, their home Grand Prix, it'll be fantastic to have a good weekend for them but it's important to keep my feet on the ground, reset. "I want to carry on exactly how I've done in the previous weekends and just try and have a clean weekend overall."

Source: The Star August 13, 2020 18:00 UTC