Motorcycling-Binder ‘fights like hell’ to win Argentina sprint from 15th on grid

Brad Binder, a Red Bull KTM rider, showcased his bravery and skill by winning the MotoGP sprint race at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday despite starting from the 15th spot on the grid.

The podium was completed by VR46 Racing’s Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini, while championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished sixth, only behind pole-sitter Alex Marquez.

While most riders took a wide line going into the opening corner, Binder found space on the inside and overtook nearly half the grid in front of him at the first turn before picking his way through traffic.

Binder said in a post-race interview: “I surprised myself a little bit there, what a start! I got super tight in turn one and just tried to hug the inside. And then just one at a time. I tried to say, ‘OK, if I go to the front and I fight like hell, there’s a good chance I can maybe stay there.’ So the plan worked out perfectly.”

Binder quickly moved up with the fastest lap early on, and by the end of the third lap, the South African had taken the lead.

Marquez claimed his maiden MotoGP pole earlier on Saturday despite a crash and fire on his Gresini Ducati machine but a mistake dropped him down to fourth by the second lap.

The two VR46 machines had swapped paint early on but they quickly found their groove and overtook Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli to move up behind Binder.

Once Bezzecchi got past his Italian compatriot Marini, he looked to hunt Binder down on the final lap, but the Red Bull KTM rider held on for the win.

Binder said in his address, “I could hear the boys howling right behind me in the last lap, so I had to keep blocking, but thanks so much to my team. The step they made from yesterday was unreal – my bike worked fantastic,” he climbed up to the fourth spot in the championship.

Bagnaia still leads the championship with 41 points, followed by Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, who finished seventh in the sprint and is 13 points behind. Bezzecchi is three points further behind.

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Potter and Pritha Sarkar)

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