Gardner and Darryn Binder have already found themselves out of MotoGP

The 2023 grid is practically decided and there are already two riders on the current grid who at the Red Bull Ring have told the press that there is no place in MotoGP for them. It’s about the South African Darryn Binder who was too brave to accept from Moto3 to MotoGP -everything and after the first two GGPP he was the best rookie- and is already looking for a place in Moto2. The other is even more surprising because it is the current Moto2 world champion, Remy Gardner, who with seven GPs left to go already knows that KTM will not renew it, nor has he been able to compete on a bike that clearly obtained. one step behind this person and there are no more options.

“My future in MotoGP doesn’t look good, it doesn’t look like there’s any room for me next year on the grid. KTM has done it again. That’s all I can say,” Remy Gardner admitted on Sunday at the Red Bull ring .

KTM has been a crusher of young and not so young -Danilo Petrucci or Bradley Smith were also sacrificed-. Iker Lecuona made his debut in MotoGP at the age of 19 and at the age of 21 he graduated to HRC in Superbikes where he was highly appreciated for his more than impressive results, a podium finish in race 2 in Assen and he just won the Suzuka 8 Hours. This year, it’s the turn of the two riders who starred in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship, champion Gardner and runner-up Raúl Fernández, and for the second year in a row there will be a total cleanup in Matighoffen’s second team.

The Raúl Fernández affair, resolved

Despite deep internal discomfort, KTM decided to make the Madrilenian’s renewal clause effective in May. Only after the mediation of Ezpeleta and a meeting between Raúl and the boss Stefan Pierer, who skipped the Pit Beirer, they agreed on the release letter for a “reasonable” amount. “We have come to an agreement, he is free to sign with others,” they announced on Sunday. And Raúl will join the squad of Malaysian Razlan Razani who next year stopped being a Yamaha customer to become an Aprilia customer.

Remy did not have the same luck, two years older than Raúl, where they have not used the clause and are already looking for another rider for the second seat at GasGas. Unless the situation radically changes in the near future, the Superbike World Championship seems to be its destiny. This is how he exposed it at the end of May when the worst was predicted due to the lack of results and Beirer uttered some unfortunate phrases against Remy’s manager: “KTM has to say the last word. If they don’t I want to, I’ll leave World Superbikes. With the results I’ve achieved so far, I’m still undecided about my future.”

Binder went back to where he was supposed to be

The Darryn Binder affair is less painful because his case is that of a rider who jumped directly from Moto3 to MotoGP because he already had a contract with Razlan Razali’s Petronas squad to jump to Moto2, but when they closed to concentrate of MotoGP resources and is the easiest resource to upload to the youngest of the Binder. This domino is clear: “Right now I hope to go to Moto2 next year, because MotoGP is no longer an option for me. I don’t know where I will go next year. I’m waiting for my representative to come with offers for me and I will choose the best,” said Darryn.

A cataract of announcements is expected at Misano

In the absence of Ducati’s announcement of which will be the definitive line-ups of Ducati Factory and Pramac Racing and also of Mooney VR46 -possibly at Misano and no surprises since they are now Ducati riders-, of HRC’s decision on which Japanese rider going to the Idemitsu LCR box and the official announcement of Joan Mir’s arrival at Repsol Honda, there are only two free places on the grid and Miguel Oliveira is in both pools although in Portugal they assume he will choose. the new Aprilia venture , despite a last-minute (and almost unbelievable) offer from Matighoffen. It was to partner Pol Espargaró in GasGas where there was more dancing.

The pilots have confirmed

REPSOL HONDA TEAM
The contract of Marc Márquez (SPAIN) until 2024
Joan Mir??
DUCATI LENOVO TEAM
Pecco Bagnaia (Italy) contract until 2024
Bastianini or Martin??
MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA
The contract of Fabio Quartararo (France) until 2024
Franco Morbidelli (Italy) contract until 2023
RED BULL KTM FACTORY
Brad Binder’s contract (South Africa) runs until 2024
Jack Miller (Australia)’s contract until 2024
APRILIA RACING TEAM
The contract of Aleix Espargaró (Spain) until 2024
Maverick Viñales (Spain) has a contract until 2024
CSF HONDA
The contract of Alex Rins (Spain) until 2024
Nakagami or Ogura??
GASGAS FACTORY RACING TEAM
Contract of Pol Espargaró (Spain) until 2024
Augusto Fernandez/Dixon??
PRAMC RACING DUCATI
Johann Zarco??
Bastianini or Martin??
MOONEY VR46 DUCATI
Luca Marina??
Marco Bezzecchi??
GRESINI RACING DUCATI
Álex Márquez (Spain) contract until 2024
The contract of Fabio di Gianantonio (Italy) until 2023
AT RNF APRILIA
Miguel Oliveira??
Raul Fernandez??