MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo "can't say" he expects to fight for victory in the Austrian Grand Prix and next week's Styrian GP at Red Bull Ring. The Red Bull Ring is one of the least Yamaha-friendly circuits on the calendar owing to its high-acceleration nature, with M1 riders 6-12km/h slower than the Ducati through the speed traps in Austria on Friday. Adding to its problems is the fact - as Autosport reported earlier - that Yamaha riders have had to turn down their engines over reliability concerns. Quartararo - who did manage a third-place finish last year at Red Bull Ring - was only 0.010 seconds inside the top 10 in 10th in the only dry session of Friday in...
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