ROUND 10 / AUGUST 18-20, 2023
RED BULL RING / SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
the turn-one apex, but instead
ran into Fabio Quartararo (Mon-
ster Energy Yamaha), setting
off a
chain reaction where the
hapless Miguel Oliveira (Crypto-
Data Aprilia RNF), Marco Bez-
zecchi (Mooney VR46 Ducati),
and
Martin's teammate Johann
Zarco all went down. Quartararo
MotoGP Sprint Race
After securing pole position,
Bagnaia shot off into P1 at turn
one and the only other bikes he
saw was when he returned to
the pit as the race winner.
This was in stark contrast to
Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac
Ducati), who made a beeline for
23 ENEA BASTIANINI
MOTOGP 13-10
"I have to say that we did a good
job this morning, I immediately felt
at ease with the change we made;
instead, this afternoon, it didn't hap-
pen in the race because the sensa-
tions were very similar to yesterday,"
Bastianini said. "The front blocked a
lot. Unfortunately, my grip dropped
immediately after two laps. I couldn't
do anything anymore, I got to the end,
and the tire was finished. I feel we
are on the right track; the potential is
certainly there. This morning, I made
the lines as I wanted, and I had grip.
The problem is that things that hap-
pen that you don't understand always
lead to a bad result, so it was the
same today."
93 MARC MARQUEZ
MOTOGP 10-12
"The result of this Grand Prix was a
culmination of the new approach we
are taking as in Silverstone," Marquez
said. "We are trying to understand
many things with the bike and avoid
falling—finally we finished a race. At
one point in the race, my times were
quite good, but I was the only one
MYOWNRACE
Jorge Martin (out of shot) set off a chain
reaction in turn one of the Sprint race
resulting in about a third of the field
either crashing or running off the track.
