Yamaha management has issued a public apology to its MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales following the team's worst combined qualifying result of the season in Austria.  Rossi failed to lift himself out of Q1 for the first time since Barcelona last year, and will start the Austrian Grand Prix from 14th, while teammate Maverick Vinales was a second off the pole pace in 11th.  With the Red Bull Ring amplifying Yamaha's electronics issues under acceleration, prior to both riders' media debriefs on Saturday, Yamaha management made a public apology to both of its factory riders for its struggles this weekend.  Project leader Kouji Tsuya said:...
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