1. The Ducati train.
In command after exiting the first corner of the race, Bagnaia, Bastianini, Miller and Martín freed Pecco from a stressful start to the race at all levels. With his back covered and Quartararo behind the four Ducatis, he was able to approach the race calmly and avoid punishing the soft front tire, whose use in the race was a risk.
2. Quartararo’s career management.
Sixth in the early stages, the French rider didn’t let his nerves get the better of him. He took the difficult moments and knew how to wait for the balance to gradually hit his direction. Riding on a knife edge in every corner, he climbed to finish to the right of Bagnaia on the podium. Two thumbs up for Quartararo’s career at the Red Bull Ring.
3. Quartararo’s improvisation surpassed Miller’s.
For me it was the best of the weekend. Imprisoned by a machine two or three paces below the Ducati, faced with the inability to overtake Miller, Quartararo pulled the “impossible” overtaking out of his hat at the change of direction at the chicane. A very champion maneuver, one of those that at the end of the season could be worth a title.
4. The wheel of Batianini.
He started from pole and was favorite going into the race. He started well, second, but after being overtaken by Miller he had a tough one-on-one with Martín, which ended with a flat front tire forcing him to retire before he had completed the sixth lap of the race.
5. Zarco’s near miss.
At the start of lap 6, Johann Zarco passed Aleix Espargaró under braking for turn #3, when he unexpectedly collided with a Bastianini who couldn’t turn his bike -probably due to pressure problems in his front wheel- . Zarco picked up the bike and slid between Bastianini’s rear tire and Aleix’s front tire, avoiding getting ahead of them both; guardian angel
6. The bad decision on the Aprilia box.
After preparing for the race in FP4 with the ‘medium’ rear option, Viñales and Aleix Espargaró started the race with ‘softness’, whose behavior failed the competitiveness shown in practice.
Source: La Verdad
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