MotoGP Argentina: Brad Binder: ‘It just spun around on me and that was it’

An eventful first few corners at the MotoGP of Argentina culminated in Sprint race winner Brad Binder being nudged into a spin by Maverick Vinales at the Turn 5 hairpin.
Brad Binder, MotoGP, Argentina MotoGP, 2 April
Brad Binder, MotoGP, Argentina MotoGP, 2 April

While Binder wasn’t able to repeat his stunning start from 15th on Saturday, he had still got a “pretty 𒐪decent” getaway in the wet condi🎐tions.

But the South African’s race rapidly wenꦓt downhill from t🧸here.

“I got past a few guys early on but had a touch with somebody coming out of turn 3 [onto the straight], lost two of my wings and had quite a big shake. Then I got to the next corner and whenꦆ I pulled my front brake, it pulled into my fingers.

“I pumꦦped it a little bit [and the brake pads came back]. Luc🌠kily I’d realised I'm probably not going to have them, so I did brake a bit early.

"Then 🌟I weꦚnt into the corner and felt the slightest little nudge on my inside...

 

“It was just enough for the bike to spin around, so it is what it is. I picked up t📖he bike and carried on. It's a f**king long 25 laps on my own! But we finished. It would be nice to have got a point.”

Binder crossed the line in 17th and last, just behind world champion 🧸Francesco Bagnaia, who also fell and remounted.

Just as with the Quartararo-Nakagami clash, no punishment was given for the contact b﷽etween Vinales and Binder.

“H🅠onestly, it was such a small touch. It's 100% a racing incident,💝” said Binder. “When the track’s wet, the tiniest little [touch] can do anything. It just spun around on me and that was it.”

The South African continued with his damaged bike in case of a restart and also tried to gather some info♌rmation o𒐪n engine maps in the wet.

“I wasn't super slow by any means. I was trying to play with all my maps and just used it as a bit of a learning opportunityܫ. Also, I di🥂dn't want to fall off again because if there was for some reason a restart, I needed to be there. But in the end, it is what it is.”

Team-mate Jack Miller rode 🐓to sixth place, from 16th on the grid.

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