BACK TO EUROPE: JEREZ
Fifth round of the season: the first European race is going to be in Spain, at the Jerez circuit. We find Albert Arenas full of energy after a positive weekend in Qatar, and here, among the home crowd, he wants to make the difference and aim a little higher.
This week of break has given Darryn Binder the opportunity to fully recover his physical condition after the hand injury in Texas. After the unlucky race in Losail, the South African rider is very eager to redeem himself, and at the Jerez circuit he wants to return fighting for the positions that count.
The two ITALJET GRESINI Moto2 standard-bearers will start the engines for the first free practice session on Friday, at 07:50 (UTC TIME).
ALBERT ARENAS #75
“First European race: after an up-and-down start of the season, we arrive in Jerez full of energy from the positive weekend in Qatar. The goal is to pick up right from there: in the first part of the race we fought for the top3 and we were at the front in every session. Last year we’ve been fast here in Jerez, and I know I can do well. If we can fix what we were missing in the final laps in Qatar, it will mean that we have made the final step and are ready to fight for the front positions in the next races. Now, however, I want to focus on Jerez, and understand if we have really found what I need, to finish the work we are doing”.
DARRYN BINDER #15
“I’m really excited to be back to Europe: obviously we had the pre-season test here in Jerez, and I feel like we’ve made some good steps since then with regards to the bike and the feeling, so excited to be back here. I’m also really happy that, with the extra week, my hand is feeling a lot better: I feel like I’m coming back at my 100%. I’m really excited for the next race”.
