Spring in England meant a ‘four seasons in one weekend’ climate as MotoGP tasted sunshine, cold, wind and rain in the first two days of the Grand Prix of United Kingdom. Silverstone’s vast, exposed and complex motorsport facility offered the longest and one of the quickest layouts of the season.
When Q1 and Q2 were completed early Saturday afternoon Acosta was the lead runner in 14th. His last flying lap was scrubbed when he ran wide braking into Stowe corner. Bastianini, Viñales and Brad Binder were separated by just over a tenth of a second and were 17th, 18th and 19th. Viñales’ fierce quest for Q2 was ended by a technical issue.
The Sprint lasted for 10 laps and for the usual full-throttle fare for Saturday championship points. Brad unfortunately lost control into Turn 7, Brooklands, while trying to muscle his way into the top ten in the formative stages.
Brad Binder
19th in qualification, DNF in the Sprint:
“Qualifying clearly wasn’t very good but I knew what I had to do for the race: get a start and push-on. I got the start and passed a lot of guys but lost the front when I was pushing more. It’s far from ideal and the last thing I wanted. We have to forget and try again tomorrow. I feel that the top ten is within our reach. Quali was not good but racing is different.”
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