Marc Marquez gave a nod to Romano Fenati during the Austrian round after seeing the Italian initially secure pole position, before picking up a grid penalty, only to fight back t😼o take victory in Moto3 at the Red Bull Ring.

Fenati claimed his first race win for almost two years in Austria and his first victory since his high-profile incident when he grabbed Stefano Manz🐼i’s brake lever during the Misano Moto2 race last year.

After being disqualified, banned and sacked by his team, Fenati retu🤪rned on the Moto3 grid this season with the Snipers team – a mไove that was met by a mixed reception for the 23-year-old.

Having demonstrated impressive pre-season testing pa💛ce, Fenati’s start to 2019 somewhat stalled with just one points finish over the opening six rounds but having rediscovered some form over recent races it led t🌼o an emotional victory last weekend.

Speaking after qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, Marquez sai🦩d he’s pleased to see Fenati continue to make his comeback and learn from his mistakes.

“Yes of course I am happy,” Marquez said. “What h🐼e did last year, he understood that it 💛was not the best thing.

“I’ve said already𒈔 in Brno that what happened with [Alex] Rins, we are very young riders, and it is not easy to think on the race track with all the tension.

“Sometimes we say or sometimes we🦋 do 🏅some things that are not correct but because we don’t have the experience.

“He learnt about it, he has come back and I am happy as 🍸he has a very good talent, and he showed it in Moto3 and I am sure he will show it in Moto2 with more experience in the future.”

During the post-qualifying press conference in Austria, Petronas Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo has also been impressed by Fenati’s comeback during 2019. Quartararo competed against the Italian in Moto3 in 2015 in 2016 and🎃 in Moto2 in 2018 when they were🐟 on the grid together.

“I am so happy to see him b💖ack,” Quartararo said. “I think from outside like when pe🌱ople speak about us is it easier.

“I think Romano can be even faster than how he is now. He is struggling a little bit in the race, theꦓre is some reason that he knows but we cannot know, I think he has more potential than what he has shown until now and he has a big chance to fight for victory at nearly ever𒁃y race.”