Darryn Binder saw his early benchmark lap hold firm allowing him to sit back for much of the session as he claimed pole ahead of the Moto3 Aragon Grand Prix.
After ‘getting swamped’ into turn one at the British MotoGP, Brad Binder recovers to claim sixth; ‘as the race went on and everyone’s tyres started to drop, I managed to keep my pace constant and could come back’.
Brad Binder’s fantastic Austrian MotoGP win was one he felt ‘capable of’ achieving after Miguel Oliveira demonstrated it’s victory potential earlier this year; 'the only thing I needed to work on was myself'.
Brad Binder could be helped in his quest for a first MotoGP podium of 2021 after Michelin bring a harder front tyre into this weekend’s Austrian round.
Brad Binder completes an impressive Sachsenring weekend turnaround to claim season best MotoGP result of fourth; ‘from where we started (last in FP1) was a great comeback.”
Brad Binder scores first top five MotoGP finish since Valencia last season, but front end issues remain key problem; ‘You cannot just brake super-hard and throw it in because it does just disappear on you’.
Miguel Oliveira feels that despite no crowd at this weekend’s MotoGP race in Portimao, it has a ‘home GP’ feeling after the ‘huge reception’, from fans at the circuit’s entrance on Wednesday.
Brad Binder has his say following criticism from Valentino Rossi after last weekend’s Qatar MotoGP race. Says ‘Maybe he is a bit sensitive. I don’t feel that I did anything wrong’.