Qatar served up contrasting fortunes🍬 for the Petronas Sprinta Racing Team, as John McPhee was taken out twice, while Darryn Binder claime🔜d consecutive podiums in his first year with the team. 

Binder has already matched his podium tally 🗹of the entire 2020 season and has positioned himself firmly as a title contender. 

While Binder’s results have been impressive, the South African has also shown improvements in two key area🐷𝓡s he highlighted before the season, which were qualifying and consistency. 

Following Sunday’s second race at the Losail International Cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚircuit, Binder said: "It was a really crazy race with some seriously close calls! At the beginning I was quite comfortable at the front and later on🤡 I thought that the leading group was smaller, but I soon realised it wasn’t. 

"On the la❀st lap I tried to get the hammer down to꧒ launch an attack on [Pedro] Acosta, but I just couldn’t quite do it. 

"I’m so stoked to make it two podiums in a row though♛! My bike was insanely good and I just can’t thank the teꦦam enough.

"I’ve never felt this good in this class before. I feel strong in every session and feel꧋ like I can just go out and do what I need to do. I can’t wait to get to Portugal and get the next race underway."

Binder sits nine points behind rookie Pedro Acosta foꦓllowing his incredible win from pit lane heading into round three in Port🐼ugal.