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Can "shining" Suzuki end Ducati's MotoGP Red Bull Ring reign?

Ducati has gone unbeaten at the Red Bull Ring since the track returned to MotoGP in 2016, but last Sunday an unlikley challenger to its Austria dominance emerged. Showing strong in Styrian GP practice, Suzuki is poised to make good on its promise

Lewis Duncan Aug 21, 2020, 3:36 PM

Since the Red Bull Ring returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, it has widely been accepted that Ducati is the Lord of the Ring, with its so-far unbeaten MotoGP run vindicating those claims.

Long straights and hard-braking are the areas where the Desmosedici excels, and the Red Bull Ring has those in abundance. The super-fast Honda in the hands of Marc Marquez has offered up a challenge to Ducati in recent years, but the red bikes have always come out on top.

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Author Lewis Duncan

Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in journalism when he won the star letter competition in the February 2012 issue of F1 Racing Magazine. A member of the Autosport Academy from 2017, Lewis became a freelance motorcycle racing correspondent for Autosport in 2019 before becoming a full-time staffer in 2020 as International Editor.

While MotoGP coverage is his priority, Lewis also covers World Superbikes and road racing across the Motorsport Network, and hosts the Tank Slappers Podcast. He has also occasionally commentated on 750 Motor Club meetings. Away from motorsport, Lewis is a keen record collector with a collection unashamedly largely featuring Iron Maiden and Rush and an avid guitar player.