It's heard, Brad Binder will be penalized for his blunder in Aragon in the first lap of the Teruel Grand Prix!
The South African was therefore sentenced to a “long lap” penalty by the FIM MotoGP Stewards’ Panel for “irresponsible driving” and will have to serve his sentence on November 8 at the Valencia Circuit.
He destroyed the race of Jack Miller mowing down his rear wheel and sending the Australian to the ground.
The KTM official is sheepish and pleads guilty: “I took the second turn as if it were a normal lap. I didn't expect that many more would come from outside and that it would pile up. This was the beginning of the end: Another big mistake on my part. This happened to me for the second time this year and it bothers me. But what can I do? I can only apologize to Jack and the Pramac team. »
The person concerned, who could still hope to fight for the championship, remembers the blunders he made in the past and appears quite fatalistic.
On his website, he spoke at length about the incident at turn #2: " Hi all. It was short, wasn't it? I mean, it's hard to say much when your race is nine seconds long... I got a good start, passed about three guys in turn 1, then the next thing I know, I "I was on the ground at turn 2."
“It happened very quickly, I was on the gas, then I was on the ground after receiving a blow from behind. I looked up and saw it was Brad (Binder), who's a guy I like, and I just put my hands up. “What the fuck is that, Brad?” ". But, you know, it happens. He said it happened so quickly for him that the first he knew about it was when we were lying in the gravel, when he was about as surprised as I was. »
“It wasn't like he wanted to do it on purpose, and believe me, we've all been there. Today it was his turn. No one is at fault, that's just how racing goes sometimes. Sometimes you get hit, sometimes you're the one doing it to someone else. I'd probably be more upset if I'd had a great result, but when you qualify 14th like me, that's what can happen in the first few corners. It was a good ol' blow too, and I'm pretty relieved to feel good now, because the shoulders and knees were toast and the saddle was overall ruined, so I was pretty happy to be able to walk. And it wasn't like I could have had an amazing result based on how things had gone all weekend. »
A good guy Jack Miller, understanding and impartial although an innocent victim. A good guy too Brad Binder, who recognizes his wrongs and apologizes. A racing incident in all its splendor, an integral part of the competition. In these conditions, it is not certain that a penalty does much…
