Of the five 2022 MotoGP rookies, none has a bigger job on their hands at this week's Jerez test than Darryn Binder. While Remy Gardner, Raul Fernandez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio have taken the usual route through Moto2, Binder is the first rider since Jack Miller in 2015 to leap straight to the premier-class from Moto3. Fortunately for the South African, the Yamaha M1 machinery used by the new RNF team is considered the most rider-friendly on the grid. And while the factory's world champion Fabio Quartararo may be pleading for more power to take on the Ducatis, it was an 'incredible' upgrade for Binder compared to the 250cc Honda he raced for SRT this season. Related...
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