Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez had his first taste of Formula 1 machinery in a test organised by Red Bull at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Tuesday. Energy drinks giant Red Bull, which sponsors Marquez and the Repsol Honda team, has organised a test for the triple premier class champion, team-mate Dani Pedrosa and nine-times motocross champion Tony Cairoli in a 2012-spec Red Bull F1 car in Austria. Marquez took the Toro Rosso – who run Honda engines in F1 this season – liveried RB8 onto the 2.6-mile Red Bull Ring for his first run late on Tuesday morning, before handing it over to Pedrosa in the afternoon. Former Red Bull F1 driver and 9-time grand prix winner...
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