After the progress made over the course of the practice days, Darryn Binder started the 17-lap heat battle in Malaysia on a positive note. The South African did not make a satisfactory start from his 22nd grid position but had already gained three positions after the first lap. As the race progressed, Darryn held on to 17th position for some time before a crash on the seventh lap brought an early end to his battle for points.

Darryn Binder
DNF
Moto2 World Championship 2024 – P19 – 54 Points

“Sepang was a weekend to forget. I had big problems on Friday. Yesterday we made a step forward and I had hoped that we could continue this small progress in the race today. But the conditions on the track were really tricky because it was super-hot, so there was very little grip. Unfortunately, I got a pretty bad start, and a lot of guys went down in front of me. So, I was really trying to understand what I could do and trying to keep a consistent pace, but I was really struggling in every corner because the front was almost locking up everywhere. Unfortunately, when I turned into the last corner, I crashed without any warning. I’m really disappointed, but now it’s back to Europe for the last race where hopefully we can end the season on a high.”