SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA (Reuters) - Yamaha's Maverick Vinales took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, edging out Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller in a closely contested qualifying session in Spielberg on Saturday. Vinales did not set the fastest time in any of the four sectors at the Red Bull Ring but his time of 1 minute and 23.450 seconds was enough for his first pole since the Australian Grand Prix last year. "I'm really happy because my objective was to be in the front row but suddenly I felt an incredible feeling with the bike," said Vinales, who struggled for grip in last weekend's Czech Grand Prix as well as in practice on Friday. We need to try to understand, for tomorrow's race, which is going to be the best tyre. While Vinales was able to get his Yamaha on pole, team mate Valentino Rossi only squeezed through to the second qualifying session after Ducati's Danilo Petrucci furiously accused Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro of blocking his racing line, which Espargaro disputed on Twitter.

Source: The Star August 15, 2020 13:35 UTC