As expected, the last hour of these Austrian tests was quite fascinating to experience…
Before this, the forces present had regrouped with, of course, still a handful of Ducatis in the lead and led by Casey Stoner himself, but also reinvigorated opponents, whether they are led by Cal Crutchlow ou Jack Miller who were then 3rd and 4th.
Then, we witnessed a real Suzuki offensive, Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales then provisionally ranking 3rd and 5th.
The Ducati clan then sounded the recall of his troops to support Casey, with not only the two Andreas, but also a Hector definitely always surprising.
The barricade of 1'23 was then pressed under the pressure of a numéro 27 who tried in vain to contain an overflow of its fiery counterpart numbered 29.
Meanwhile, a little less in the spotlight, the Yamahas saved the essential returning in the immediate wake of the Suzukis under the leadership of the General Rossias the KTMs were forced to recognize the foreign invasion at home.
Four minutes before the checkered flag, Casey Stoner made one last attempt to regain command of the reds, but fell slightly at turn #6, and it was again this renegade of Iannone who succeeded in his coup d'état by building a barrier of more than 4 tenths with all his rivals.
In the end, if the times have improved for everyone, 2,5 seconds still separate the wheat from the chaff, and Ducati still have the first 4 places in the Top 5.
Not winning the next Grand Prix on this Zeltweg circuit, which suits them perfectly, would undoubtedly be considered a real curse by the Ducati troops.
