MotoGP Japan J3, Hervé Poncharal: "we are very happy with the results of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira"

Hervé Poncharal recorded the results of his two drivers who finished in this Grand du Japon in 18th and 19th places. Or the penultimate and penultimate place in the Motegi ranking, while in the hierarchy of rookies, they are the last two, since Di Giannantonio is 17th and Bezzecchi 10th. Darryn Binder retired after a fall. No point therefore for the Tech3 team which is still in solidarity with the legitimate joy of the official KTM team which saw its drivers Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira finish in the top 5. The first mentioned was even second under the checkered flag Japanese.

However, the French boss knows from experience that there will be no point in pressing where it hurts, with his two current drivers who will no longer be there next year and who are coming out of a turbulent period marked by a tight transfer market, which is fortunately now closed. Hervé Poncharal therefore comments: “ Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner had a good race at Motegi, even though we knew it would be a difficult race. Fortunately, they both chose the right tires that were hard front and rear, and we could see that it worked well with Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira ».

**Hervé Poncharal: “ it was an interesting race and I'm proud of my drivers »**

« The start wasn't ideal, but we managed to push throughout the race to stay in a good group, unfortunately out of points » he adds. “ Raul and Rémy never gave up and pushed until the last lap of the race – they even fought among themselves – and it is important not to forget that they are still beginners. They learned a lot, including how the tires work when you are at the limit throughout the race ».

« Even though it's not our best result, it was an interesting race and I'm proud of them. It wasn't easy, we didn't have much track time, and it was the first time for them on a MotoGP bike ". And he ends: “ of course we are very happy with the results of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira. Thanks to the whole team for their hard work in Japan, and we will try again in Thailand ". Starting this weekend.