Ducati's Marc Marquez clinched his first Austrian GP victory by winning the sprint race, extending his lead in the championship. He dedicated his win to the late Pau Alsina. Brother Alex Marquez finished second,

Marc Marquez kicked things off by riding the Panigale V4 S, while his brother took the wheel of the Audi. The four-wheeler got a much better start, before Marc used the Panigale’s 216bhp and impressive power-to-weight ratio, which is double that of the Audi, to eventually reel the car in by the line.

The six-time MotoGP champion is no fan of the stability control system launching at the Red Bull Ring this weekend

Liberty Media acquired MotoGP for around $4.9 billion earlier this year but the series appears to be facing a bit of a crisis. MotoGP has been struggling with two clear problems.

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Experts are divided on whether Ducati will suffer due to the introduction of stability control, which Marc Marquez is opposed to. Stability control, or slide control, is the latest electronics development which is debuting this weekend at the Austrian MotoGP.