The keys to the Red Bull Ring race

1. The Bagnaia/Martín rivalry in the opening stages.

This is the same key we used yesterday. Whichever comes first will prevent increased pressure on the front tire that causes skidding. The Italian driver again won the game against the Spaniard, who to avoid it had to leave a gap of three tenths, allowing Bagnaia to drive at his highest level by not having to make defensive lines.

2. Laps 12 and 13 of the race.

The situation explained above allowed Bagnaia to manage the race as he wished. On lap 12 he gave an unexpected pull, which opened up 3 tenths more on MartíN, the next he added another 2 tenths. Starting on lap 16, with a consolidated lead, he took a break and began to manage his gap until the checkered flag dropped.

3. The failure of the system that lowers the height of the motorcycle on Márquez’s Ducati.

I don’t know if it didn’t work or if Marc couldn’t activate it, but the truth is, it totally conditioned his output. Starting from the front row of the grid, before reaching the end of the straight he was overtaken by a swarm of motorcycles.

4. The relationship between Marc Márquez and Morbidelli at turn 1.

In the first corner of the race they both stuck together, went wide. When they rejoined the track, Marc did so in 14th position and Franco in 18th. From there both began a frantic recovery race that led Márquez to cross under the checkered flag in fourth place, and Morbidelli up to eighth position.

5. The unquestionable excellence of Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín.

The combination of both on their respective Ducati Desmosedici 2024 is so huge, beyond the reach of their rivals, that they are usually only seen close up on the starting grid. In the eleven GGPPs held, the Italian won the Saturday race three times and the Sunday race seven times; Martín had four on Saturday and two on Sunday.