When Razlan Razali announced that he would bring his rider Darryn Binder, then under the Petronas banner, directly from Moto3 to his new structure WithU Yamaha in MotoGP, many let out cries of horror. It must also be said that this revelation was contemporary with the collision of which the South African was guilty of Dennis Foggia, thus prematurely deciding the outcome of the championship in favor of Pedro Acosta. Furthermore, Darryn did not really present the same CV, more convincing, as Jack Miller, the last driver then to have missed the stages under the leadership of Honda. But after 11 races in this 2022 season, it must be recognized that given his asymptotic experience of zero, his equipment made up of an outdated Yamaha, and a team dedicated but to be consolidated, the rookie does not doesn't come out too bad...
This parachute drop into MotoGP from Moto3 is undoubtedly a poisoned gift for a Darryn binder who can burn their wings in this rush. It remains that the brother of Brad who excels at KTM was first victorious to shake off a bad reputation born from rag-tag battles in the Moto3 pack.
And then, if we look at the general classification of the championship, we see that he scored 10 points, as many as his illustrious teammate Andrea Dovizioso, three-time world vice-champion, at the head of 15 Grand Prix victories and the oldest in the field at 36 years old. He is finally third of the five beginners entered this year in MotoGP. He stood out with a top 10 in the rain in Indonesia and finished 12th in the dry in Catalonia ahead of riders like the Yamaha factory rider Franco Morbidelli et Jack Miller from Ducati… A set that deserves good consideration for the career of someone who, let us remember, comes from Moto3. Moreover, the pilot insists on this point: “ from time to time I have the impression that people sometimes forget a little, but just a little that I come from Moto3.”
Darryn Binder: “ I feel like everything is fine«
He explains the effects: “ it was a big step. You are doing something good and we expect you to continue, and sometimes you have to take a step back, control everything to move forward. I have the impression that this is what happened at the Sachsenring. I came from Barcelona, I scored points, I was good, I was faster in practice, I reduced the gap to first place in all the sessions. I felt pretty strong the whole weekend, then I missed qualifying.” An analysis which leads him to this verdict: “You want that gain, but sometimes you have to remember that it's a big step and it's so close that if you're a second away, you're nowhere. Sometimes I had to remind myself that I'm going to have to take a step back to move forward again ».
Given the circumstances, when assessing himself on this first part of the season, he declared on Motorsport : " I give myself eight out of 10 because I feel like it's a very, very big step since Moto3, and I feel like there were some points this year where I really didn't do too bad ", he added. " Obviously I struggled in some races, and at the Sachsenring I crashed. Generally, I feel like I’ve done a stable job. and I get closer and closer ».
« So, I'll give myself a good eight. I feel like I lost a few races, like America, I wasn't doing very well and then my bike had a little problem. And at Le Mans, I was a bit lost, and it took me a while to find my way. But other than that, I feel like everything is fine." he finishes. Despite this good feeling, Darryn binder is for the moment without prospects for after 2022, his current team moving to Aprilia and thinking of a pair Miguel Oliveira-Raul Fernandez, while his current teammate Andrea Dovizioso has already announced his upcoming retirement.
