Following his maiden top ten MotoGP finish in the Indonesian Grand Prix, RNF Racing rookie Darryn Binder believes he “doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone.”
With a propensity for too aggressive riding in the lightweight class, the South African is the rookie under the most pressure, having made the jump directly from Moto3 in 2022.
Binder’s performance in Qatar was criticised by teammate rookie Remy Gardner, who called Binder a “disaster” in their struggle for 15th place.
Binder finished 10th during his first wet-weather MotoGP race in the rainy Indonesian GP after starting 23rd on the grid.
“At the end, I was battling with the guys, but by no means do I feel like I was out of control or in any way dirty,” Binder remarked when questioned if this performance helped demonstrate some critics wrong.
“The closest I came to contact was when my brother swooped up the inside and I got a bit of a fright.
“But I felt like I was riding quite reasonably well and I had to keep in mind things from Qatar, when I was passing these guys I was like ‘Now’s not the time to make silly mistakes’ because there were a lot of big names I was trying to pass and I was like ‘if I make a mistake, I’m going to get nailed again’.
“So, it was definitely in my mind but at the same time I feel like everyone was battling hard and at the end of the day it’s a race.
“You’re trying to do the best you can. I raced as hard as I could.
“Like you said, it’s not going to be this easy to fight for good results so for sure I was trying to do my best.
“10th is better than nothing for sure and I’m happy with how things went.
“I don’t really have anything to prove to anyone, at the end of the day.
“I’ve been given this opportunity and I’m trying to make the most of it, trying to do the best as I can when I’m out there.”
Binder’s older brother Brad, riding a factory KTM, finished ahead of the RNF rider in eighth place, which he described as “like a win” because his RC16’s ride height device had broken and he was stranded in a low position.
“I’m a bit disappointed because I felt good all weekend, especially on the wet tyres and after the start my ride height device, something happened,” Brad Binder said.
“Every time I’d brake it would come up, I’d turn and go to brake and it would drop down again.
“So, I did the whole race with the ride height device completely down.
“And considering I finished eighth I think it’s a win because if it was a dry race I wouldn’t have been able to do anything.”
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