Video: MotoGP champion Marc Marquez test drives a Formula 1 car

Marquez has not ruled

Marquez has not ruled out a future switch
to F1 and Mercedes delays engine upgrade until France

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The Spanish rider, a four-time MotoGP title winner, got his
first taste of F1 when he drove a Toro Rosso Honda-branded car at
the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Marquez rides for the Repsol Honda
MotoGP team and the Japanese company is also the engine provider
for Toro Rosso.

After his drive in the RB8 car, Marquez said he is
committed to MotoGP but has not ruled out a switch to F1 in the
future.

Quoted by Crash.net, he said: “My complete focus in the
coming years will remain on MotoGP. I’m part of a fantastic team,
and I feel fully motivated. 

“Who knows though, maybe Formula 1 will be a serious idea
for me in a few years’ time. It was always my dream to race the
quickest cars in the world. I had great respect for it ahead of
today, and I didn’t sleep well. In the end it was an unbelievable
experience, and an absolute highlight of my career.”

Mercedes delay engine upgrade

Mercedes will wait until the French Grand Prix to
introduce their upgraded engine. Sky Sports reports that the team had planned to
debut their second engine of the season this weekend in Canada but
have identified a “quality issue”. 

A Mercedes spokesman told Sky Sports: “Although we had
hoped to introduce PU2 [power unit two] this weekend, a quality
issue means that this has now been delayed by one race. So all
Mercedes-powered cars will be running PU1 for this weekend, too,
before receiving new units in France.”

The Canadian GP takes place on Sunday in Montreal and the
French GP is on 24 June.

Williams: Stroll has a great future in
F1

Planet F1 reports that Williams are likely to
offer driver Lance Stroll a deal for the 2019 season. 

Deputy team principal Claire Williams says the Canadian is
“living up to expectations” despite Williams struggling so far this
season.

“He has worked very hard to improve the points he had to
improve,” she said. “He’s under a lot of pressure, getting
criticism that is not deserved and I think he’s showing tremendous
maturity in dealing with all of it.

“I am very proud of the work he has done for us and I hope
that we will soon be able to give him a car that will allow him to
show his full potential. I honestly believe he has a great career
ahead of him in Formula 1.”