        After sustaining injury during the Styria GP, Niccol&ograve; Antonelli is forced to sit out this weekend&rsquo;s second race at the Red Bull Ring. Having fractured the third and fourth metacarpal on his right hand during qualifying, he will need to recover for a few more weeks and, as explained by the Avintia Esponsorama team, the hope is that Niccol&ograve; can be back on track at Silverstone (29 August). The return Bartolini  Elia Bartolini will therefore stand in for the rider at the Austrian GP. For young Elia, this marks a return to a team where he has previously substituted for injured Carlos Tatay in Spain, Germany and Holland, scoring points in two of these races. Another appearance in the world championship will allow the current CIV Moto3 leader to make an impression on the international stage, while the team awaits Antonelli&rsquo;s full recovery. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP Austria, Marc M&aacute;rquez: &ldquo;We start with a good base&rdquo;        

<p>While Niccol&ograve; recovers, Elia will join Carlos Tatay for the next GP</p>

Moto3 GP Austria: Elia Bartolini to stand in for Niccolò Antonelli

The Catalunya GP weekend gave us a thrilling Moto3 race, with no shortage of battles as well as some controversy and a few safety-related doubts.  Over the course of the weekend, aside the from usual frontrunners, Elia Bartolini and Daniel Holgado were also on track. The pair, the current leaders of the CIV and CEV championships in the same category, were standing in for injured riders Tatay and Kofler. And both the Italian and the Spaniard did very well, reaching the points zone and crossing the line in thirteenth (Bartolini) and fifteenth (Holgado) place.  Hotbeds of talent   It&rsquo;s no secret that the CEV, now a junior world championship to all intents and purposes, is a highly competitive series, as proved by Garcia and Alcoba, first and second in the race, or by current leader Pedro Acosta, all of whom hail from the same series, but it&rsquo;s also true that the CIV Moto3 is cultivating some high-level young talent, like Bartolini of course, or Surra, who faired well at Mugello.  The fact that Holgado can be competitive at a Spanish track like Barcelona comes as no surprise, just as it&rsquo;s clear he would have been holding something back, considering this weekend&rsquo;s CEV event at the same track, where he&rsquo;ll be seeking his fourth consecutive win. Nevertheless, it&rsquo;s impossible to ignore the fact that both the Spanish and Italian schools are operating at such a high level as to allow their leaders to score strong results also in the world championships, in the hope of securing a permanent seat as soon as possible.  Traslated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, Valentino Rossi and the retirement rumours: will he really leave in the summer? 

<p>The Barcelona race allowed the CIV and CEV leaders to show their stuff on the world stage, highlighting the high level of competitiveness in the two series&nbsp;</p> 

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