Following a return to the top five in each of the last two races, Valentino Rossi is eyeing a battle for the podium in the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring
Andrea Dovizioso says it is a 'priority' to get the Ducati back to working well again as the team seeks a fifth consecutive victory around the Red Bull Ring
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig has speculated track and grip conditions at the Austrian MotoGP changed drastically to erode Marc Marquez’s perceived pace advantage which he had demonstrated throughout practice and qualifying.
Danilo Petrucci says he wants to hit the reset button following a frustrating pair of races after the summer break which has seen him slip off the pace of Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso.
Marc Marquez has shrugged off missing out on victory at the Austrian MotoGP and completing a perfect record of winning at every race on the current calendar.
Andrea Dovizioso says he won’t give up on the 2019 MotoGP world title following victory at the Austrian round but explains why he feels it remains an extremely tough task for Ducati.
Fabio Quartararo says his MotoGP education continues at a rapid rate thanks to a podium at what he anticipated to be his toughest round on the calendar at the Red Bull Ring.
Andrea Dovizioso says he never intended to take his battle for victory at the Austrian MotoGP down to the final corner and conceded it was an all-or-nothing attack against Marc Marquez.
Full Austrian MotoE race results Mike Di Meglio has converted pole position into his first MotoE win in a wet Austrian race at the Red Bull Ring to grab the World Cup points lead.
Andrea Dovizioso says Marc Marquez continues to produce “something special” in qualifying for his record-breaking Austrian MotoGP pole position but after securing his goal of the front row the Ducati rider anticipates a much closer battle in the race.
Fabio Quartararo expects the Austrian MotoGP to be both his and Petronas Yamaha’s toughest race of the season despite bolting to second place in qualifying.
Marc Marquez says even he was surprised charging to a record 59 th career pole position by a comfortable margin over his MotoGP rivals at the Red Bull Ring but concedes his advantage won’t be so dominant over a race distance.
Whilst KTM bosses might have been looking at Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco to put the manufacturer into position to reach Q2 at its home Austrian MotoGP, it was Miguel Oliveira that instead surprisingly emerged as its most likely candidate.
It’s become customary to see Fabio Quartararo topping the timesheets on the Friday with a soft-tyre, low fuel lap aboard the Petronas SRT Yamaha but there was nothing like that to be seen at the Red Bull Ring after FP2 today.
Maverick Vinales says he is positive about his chances in Austria this weekend after a strong run to second quickest during the Friday free practice at the Red Bull Ring.