Jorge Lorenzo saw the light at the end of its Ducati tunnel in Brno and it emerged from the openings of a new fairing which caused quite a stir. But which is legal and even in two copies called biplane or triplane. In the rain in the Czech Republic, Por Fuera was ready to win but they had to change bikes and when they arrived at the pit it was... Not ready. Never mind that the next day, there were tests on the same circuit which went very well. Now here comes Austria, a venue that saw a Ducati double last year. A truth step for the Mallorcan.
This may not be the time or ever to turn the tide for Lorenzo, but we're not that far away. And the teammate of Dovizioso, vying for the title, is the first to put pressure on this deadline in Styria: “ we will see if I am now ready enough to fight for victory. In Brno, in the rain, I had a chance to win, but we had a “flag to flag” race, and I was never strong in this exercise ».
« But frankly, I would like to win in the dry in Austria. To choose, I would have preferred it to be one of the last races of the season! I would have been even more prepared and more comfortable on the bike. In theory, it's a track made for Ducatis. So, we'll see. We have reached a good level. We found something on the bike and it's not just thanks to the fairing. I am faster and more consistent. All this happens at the right time ". There's just !
MotroGP Championship ranking after Brno:
1. = Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 154 points
2. = Maverick Viñales SPA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 140 points (-14)
3. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 133 points (-21)
4. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 132 points (-22)
5. = Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 123 points (-31)
6. = Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 88 points (-66)
7. = Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 77 points (-77)
8. = Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP17) 75 points (-79)
9. ^1 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 75 points (-79)
10. ˅1 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 66 points (-88)
11. = Alvaro Bautista SPA Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP16) 44 points (-110)
12. = Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 43 points (-111)
13. ^1 Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 40 points (-114)
14. ˅1 Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP16) 33 points (-121)
15. = Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP15) 31 points (-123)
16. = Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 28 points (-126)
17. ^2 Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP15) 23 points (-131)
18. ˅1 Tito Rabat SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 23 points (-131)
19. ^1 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 21 points (-133)
20. ˅2 Hector Barbera SPA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP16) 21 points (-133)
21. ^1 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 12 points (-142)
22. ˅1 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 8 points (-146)
23. = Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 7 points (-147)
24. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2 points (-152)
25. = Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1 points (-153)
