Of the handful of riders who tried MotoGP’s latest in-heღlmet radio system at the Aragon test, Brad 𒁃Binder was the most positive about the performance of the technology.

While helmet radios have been used in F1 for decades, it’s a much more complicated task in MotoGP.

But afte𒁏r several years of development, it looks as though a system could be ready to send on-track safety messages to riders from Race Direction during 2026.

The eventual objective t𓂃hen appears to be the more controversial use of tactical two-way communication between riders and their teams.

Unlike F1’s established in-ear radio communication, the MotoGP sy♚stem utilises bone conduction technology, via꧅ ‘pads’ that rest on the rider’s jawbone.

KTM's Brad Binder tests helmet radio

During Monday’s Aragon MotoGP test, several riders struggled to clearly hear the pre-recorded messages along the circuit's high-speed straights due to excessive noise and 𒊎minor helmet movements affecting the positioning of the headphones.

However, Red Bull KTM's 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder experienced no such problems,

"Honestly they have done a frickin amazing job! I was really impressed,” said the So🌱uth African.

“My helmet didn’t feel any different and I didn’t notice I had anything, and no matter iꦰf you are full gas with your head-up or behind the screen or whatever it is, the message comes through super-clear. So, yeah, they did a good job with it."

When asked specifically about clarity during high-speed s💛traights, where Alex Marquez, Lorenzo Savadori and Johann Zarco stru🐟ggled to hear messages clearly, Binder replied:

"Yeah! I was s💝o surprised. I don’t⛄ know if any of you have tried these little [bone conduction] headphones things that come over and chill in front of your ears? It feels like everyone can hear what you are listening to, but the reality is that only you can.

“It is something s🧸imilar to this: it works super-well."

“Whether we need them or not is another question”

The asso𝐆ciated hardware also wasn’t a prob🗹lem, Binder said:

"For me, I put my helmet on and they put the little box in my hump. I didn’t feel anything 💫or notice anything.

“It was the fir🌺st time I’d ever tried it. I hadn’t used it before and honestly I was quite impresse💙d by the way it worked.”

B🐭ut while the technology might be a success, “Whether we need them to talk to us or not is another question,” Binder added.

“But ifꦡ that’s what they want, then I don’t mind.”

Binder set the 13th fastest time at the test.