Moto3 Austria FP1: Darryn Binder flies the Petronas colors, presumed to be at the start

Moto3 left us during the Styrian Grand Prix with a taste for coming back and just now the Austrian Grand Prix is ​​upon us. Interest was thus aroused by the duel between Pedro Acosta and Sergio Garcia, who are said to be Ajo's future Moto2 teammates. But their opponents will not be in contemplative mode for a duel that would have the taste of revenge. They will play their cards with the field experience acquired a week ago...    

Author of a solid race at Grand Prix of Styria who made up her mind in the final turns, Peter Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took his fifth victory of the season, extending his overall lead to 53 points over his compatriot Sergio Garcia (Santander Consumer Bank GASGAS Aspar Team). The latter will have a vengeful spirit after this fall which occurred in the penultimate corner, while he was fighting against the leader. The No. 11 miraculously managed to finish second, which allowed him to maintain hope in the Championship.

Already on the podium in Assen, Roman Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) gleaned third place at the wire in the same Styrian Grand Prix at Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Thanks to his performances, the Italian driver is now third in the hierarchy, a position that he will try to defend during this second part of the season. Already a winner two years ago on this circuit, Roman Fenati will undoubtedly have his say this weekend.

Darryn binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing), author of a splendid comeback with these slick tires, remains sixth, only six points behind Jaume Masiá and seven behind Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing). Behind, Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3), gabriel rodrigo (Indonesian Gresini Racing Moto3) and his teammate Jeremy Alcove (Indonesian Gresini Racing Moto3) are in a tight spot. Finally, we will recall that the pole position last weekend was signed by the young Turk Deniz Oncu for the colors Tech3. A historic first for this nationality.

What will this FP1 of the Austrian Grand Prix have in store for us? Before knowing it, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far…

Moto3™ Red Bull Ring	Styria 2021	Austria 2021
FP1	1'37.143 Sergio Garcia	1'36.215 Darryn Binder
FP2	1'36.809 Darryn Binder
FP3	1'35.933 Ayumu Sasaki
Q1	1'36.526 Dennis Foggia
Q2	1'36.453 Deniz Öncü
Warm up	1'45.557 Pedro Acosta
Course	Acosta, Garcia, Fenati
All time lap record	1'35.778 Tony Arbolino 2019

 

25° in the air and 23° on the track with a storm of blue sky are the conditions offered to the pilots for these 40 minutes of exercise.

 

 

Artigas, the Leopard driver is already out because he is positive for Covid-19. It will be recalled thatAntonelli is out, injured his hand last weekend after a fall.

 

 

The first reference is to the credit of Pedro Acosta in 1'37.674. Darryn binder, pilot under colors Petronas, who does not deny his idea of ​​leaving the stage, answers him with 96 thousandths better.

Tuff et Salač, with a new rear wheel, follow the leading duo. Then Suzuki invites himself into the leading trio and fenati following him while the first ten minutes have passed. Binder improves his mark to 1'36.983. And we arrive like this halfway through the session. Not without some emotions...

 

 

McPhee reacted in the last quarter of an hour by joining his teammate in the lead Darryn binder. Salač, Acosta et Suzuki follow. fenati leads the rest of the peloton.

We mount carbon flanges on the rear wheels in certain teams KTM. Including Ajo.

 

 

McPhee, on Honda, goes to 1'36.912. Guevara goes third. The last ten minutes have begun.

 

 

The last five minutes are devoted to chasing the clock. The finest game is taken by Darryn Binder in 1'36.215 ahead fenati et Pedro Acosta. Öncü, Guevara, Nepa, Foggia, García, McPhee et Sasaki are in the top 10. fellon is 22th.

 

FP1 ranking Austrian Moto3 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring: 

Credit ranking: MotoGP.com