Last year, we thought we had found in Danny Kent the exception of a Moto3 category until then accustomed to an indecisive championship, without a real boss. But this year, it is Brad Binder who confirms the unprecedented by doing even better than the Briton. At the head of three consecutive victories, the South African has collected 127 points since the start of this season, which is three more than his elder. But that's not all.
Because the season of Brad Binder is not a long quiet river. If Kent and the Leopard team constituted a formidable couple in 2015 with the Honda, Binder, he must face fierce competition faced on the handlebars of a KTM which makes him sweat in terms of reliability. But nothing seems to move this pilot who, once the start is given, follows the trail without asking any questions. Overall, three victories with a completely different scenario on tracks that were no less demanding. Enough to wear down your opponents.
They would like to break this steamroller dynamic this weekend, in Catalonia. It will be on the land of a NAVARRO, Honda's best hope who will play at home hoping to forget his disappointment in the form of a fall experienced in Italy. The Estrella driver regrets a liability of 49 points, which is a lot but nevertheless less hopeless than the debt of a fenati pushed back to 60 lengths. The VR46 pilot has his back against the wall, at the start of a stage where he has rarely shone, and all the more so as the protest rises in his camp in the form of a young Open up as impatient as he is talented.
The latter is fighting for a fourth place overall also coveted by Antonelli, fourth last year in Catalonia and one bagnaia who brings podiums with a Mahindra which nevertheless causes the misfortune of all those who share it with him. The one who will be expected this weekend is a bastianini who is recovering from his broken wrist in training and who, during the last two visits to Barcelona, finished second in the event. We will also hope to see improvement in fabio quartararo to be confirmed after two deadlines spent rubbing shoulders with the top 5, including a narrowly missed podium in Italy. Jules Danilo will aim for a top 10 and Alexis Masbou finally a point.
