The Aprilia RS-GPs of Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl will feature engine and aerodynamic changes to cope with the 'extreme' characteristics of this weekend's Austrian MotoGP.

"We are taking on a decided🌜ly particular track, where the stop-and-go concept is taken to an extreme," Aprilia Racing manager Romano Albesiano said of the Red Bull Ring, which is hosting its first motorcycle grand prix s🥂ince 1997.

"The braking and acceleration performance of the bike is therefore crucial, which is why we will be taking a better engine configura꧋tion to Austria, as wel💞l as an aerodynamic package aimed at reducing aerodynamic drag.

"Precisely because of the chara🌊cteristics of the track, we will be using settings that are abnormal compared to the standard ones. This will allow us to explore some very different and, fro🌳m certain points of view, extreme solutions."

With 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:peak power🌳 not the RS-GP𒀰's strong point, Bautista - who 🐎unlike Bradl took part in the recent private test, albeit without a timing transponder - confirmed he is hoping for 'some news' on the engine front:

"We did a good job in the tests, finding a few solutions that will be useful for the race. We will also need a gre𓆏at engine and maybe there will be some news on that front for this race...

"Physically I am doing very well. I have been training, but I also relaxed a bit during the break. The top 10 is by nowಌ our goal for every race, although at the Red Bull Ring it will be harder than on other tracks, but we will give it our beꦓst shot."

Bradl meanwhile will be returning to action after being ruled out of 🃏his home German race by a concussion in warm-up. But with Austria not far away, he now gets a second chance to ride in front of plenty of German fans.

"This will be my first race in Austria, a round that I am anxiously lꦏooking forward to because many German fans will be there to support💖 me, since it is so close," he said. "I know the track even though I was unable to be there for the tests.

"The summer break was perfect. I am back to 100% fitness after the crash on the Sachs𒅌enring. In the🧔 second part of the season it will be important to continue on the same path that we have already begun, putting forth our best efforts in every race.

"We know that the Austrian circuit is 𝄹not one of the more favourable ones for us on paper, but in any case we can do a good job on the RS-GP."

Bradl finished the first half of the season holding 15th in the world champ𓆉ionship, with Bautista 15th.