BACK ON TRACK: AUSTRIA, THEN STRAIGHT TO HUNGARY
After the summer break, the Italjet Gresini Moto2 team is ready to return to action for a back-to-back that promises strong emotions. The journey begins at the Red Bull Ring, a fast and technical circuit where hard braking and powerful acceleration will be key, before heading to the brand-new Balaton circuit in Hungary, making its debut on the calendar.
The team arrives with confidence and high motivation: the work done during the previous races and the Brno test provided valuable data and technical solutions that will serve as the foundation for tackling the second half of the season. Arenas showed great speed in the first part of the championship, fighting at the front and taking a podium, confirming the potential of the rider-bike package. Binder, encouraged by the positive feelings found in Brno test, is ready to bounce back in this second half of the season and return to battling in the points.
In Austria, the goal will be to immediately prove competitive, while in Balaton everyone will start from scratch — an opportunity for the two Italjet Gresini Moto2 riders to make the most of the experience from the previous twelve races and the preparation carried out during the break. Two back-to-back rounds to reignite the chase for strong results and keep the adrenaline high all the way to the chequered flag.
ALBERT ARENAS #75
“We arrive in Austria after the summer break. We left each other on the Monday after Brno with a test day, where we went really strong and tried some new setups suggested by Kalex: now we’ll see with which package we’ll start the second part of the season. However, we understood that the speed is there: in the first part of the championship we already took a podium and fought for the win. The goal is to get back to where we were, at the front, and try to win. Obviously, we need to make the rider+bike package work at its best. I’m arriving motivated, having spent many hours on the bike and with a great desire to get back to race. After Austria, we’ll have Balaton, a brand new circuit for everyone: it will be interesting to see where we stand, but I think it could be positive for us.”
DARRYN BINDER #15
“Heading back to Austria after the summer break: it has been a really good one, I managed to get back to South Africa and had a really good time there. I had a little reset and refocus, I’ve been training hard and I’m ready to get to Austria. I’m really excited to get there, quite a particular track with lots of hard breaking: after the test day in Brno, I definitely felt like we’ve found something positive, so I’m hoping we can carry that to Austria. After that a back-to-back with a new circuit, Balaton: I obviously watched the Superbike race a couple of weeks ago and it looks awesome! I’m really excited to get there, it is always nice to get a new track to the calendar. I’m looking forward to it and to see my team again!”
