Austria, Aug 11: The Styrian GP had the pieces of a strong weekend, but a disrupted Sunday meant the Repsol Honda Team were left unsatisfied, a second weekend in Austria now presents a chance to put those back pieces together.
The MotoGP World Championship is back at the Red Bull Ring in Austria for Round 11 of the season with the second double-header of the year.
Until Sunday afternoon, the Styrian Grand Prix had been progressing well for the Repsol Honda Team with both Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro showing speed in the wet and the dry, this fact is motivating the team as they prepare to do it all over again at the Austrian GP.
Marc Marquez returns to the circuit knowing that he had certainly shown the speed to battle for top positions and will be aiming to further refine the setup of his Honda RC213V to again challenge the front runners.
Marquez currently sits tenth in the World Championship with 58 points.
Pol Espargaro’s main objective for the weekend is to solve the lack of traction he experienced during the first race. Solid pace and speed in the wet during practice demonstrated that the #44 has more to offer than his results last Sunday showed. With 41 points, Espargaro is currently 14th overall in the championship standings. (UNI)
