Places 10 and 14 in the first two training sessions for the Styrian GP were not enough for World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo to book a provisional place in the top 10 of the combined timesheet – and thus Q2.
«It was a very difficult day, I had a very bad feeling with the tire today and we don’t know why. It’s pretty frustrating. We have to work and find out what the problem is, “sighed the Petronas Yamaha rider, who was slightly impressed by the performance of his first pursuer:” Our lap time is really bad. We saw that Andrea [Dovizioso] drove 1: 24.1 min with a 15 lap old tire in the morning. We’re having a hard time getting there. “
The 21-year-old Frenchman refuses to accept that he feels the pressure: “I don’t think twice about the World Championship, I’m just trying to find a solution for this race because I feel so bad on the bike. We need to understand where the problem is. Because we have great difficulties compared to the others. It’s important that we check this out tomorrow. It looks like we’re overheating the rear tire and that’s the only way we can get the lap time with the Yamaha. It’s pretty difficult to understand today’s performance. “
“The feeling was weird because the performance simply wore off too quickly. It is frustrating. Sure, we can’t always have good days, but it is now the third race in which we have too much trouble. We have to find something because we are not on a really good path, “demanded” El Diablo “.
The Suzuki drivers, on the other hand, get along surprisingly well at the Red Bull Ring. “For me, Suzuki is impressive,” said Quartararo. «The bike seems to be so good at changing directions, it can be stopped so easily and its top speed is much higher than ours … I, on the other hand, struggle with turning and when it comes to stopping the bike. I try to take care of the tire, but in the end it slackens too much. And that drop is really hard to stand on. I don’t feel like I’m putting too much stress on the rear tire. But no matter what you do on the bike, the tire still seems to wear out so much. “
Result FP1 MotoGP, Spielberg, August 21
1. Miller, Ducati, 1: 23,859 min
2. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.004 sec
3. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.039
4. Nakagami, Honda, + 0,091
5. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.102
6. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.339
7. Binder, KTM, + 0.392
8. Lecuona, KTM, + 0.442
9. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0,465
10. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0.522
11. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 0.538
12. Pyrrhus, Ducati, + 0.649
13. Petrucci, Ducati, + 0.658
14. Smith, Aprilia, + 0,764
15. Rins, Suzuki, + 0,769
16. Alex Marquez, Honda, + 0.831
17. Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.840
18. Crutchlow, Honda, + .905
19. Rabat, Ducati, + 0.947
20. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.949
21. Bradl, Honda, +1,055
Result FP2 MotoGP, Spielberg, August 21
1. Pol Espargaró, KTM, 1: 23.638 min
2. Nakagami, Honda, + 0,266 sec
3. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.269
4. Rins, Suzuki, + 0,371
5. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0,422
6. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.480
7. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.549
8. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.728
9. Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.740
10. Binder, KTM, + 0.789
11. Lecuona, KTM, + 0.791
12. Alex Marquez, Honda, + 0.825
13. Crutchlow, Honda, + .922
14. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 1.005
15. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 1.136
16. Pyrrhus, Ducati, + 1.169
17. Miller, Ducati, + 1,287
18. Petrucci, Ducati, + 1.347
19. Smith, Aprilia, + 1,387
20. Bradl, Honda, + 1,419
21. Rabat, Ducati, + 1,583
Combined timesheet MotoGP, Spielberg, August 21
1. Pol Espargaró, KTM, 1: 23.638 min
2. Miller, Ducati, + 0,221 sec
3. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.225
4. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.260
5. Nakagami, Honda, + 0,266
6. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.269
7. Rins, Suzuki, + 0,371
8. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0,422
9. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.549
10. Binder, KTM, + 0.613
11. Lecuona, KTM, + 0.663
12. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.728
13.Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.740
14. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0.743
15. Alex Marquez, Honda, + 0.825
16. Pyrrhus, Ducati, + 0.870
17. Petrucci, Ducati, + 0.879
18. Crutchlow, Honda, + .922
19. Smith, Aprilia, + 0,985
20. Rabat, Ducati, + 1,168
21. Bradl, Honda, + 1,276
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