The sprint race Pedro Acosta is finished before time. On a track like the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, of which he had good memories from his first half of the season, the Spanish driver took steps forward to appear moderately competitive.
In fact, andIn Q2 this Saturday morning, he placed his KTM in sixth position from the grid, which made it positive for the short test. But his performance did not last long, since everything ended for him in the first bars, after contact with Marc Marquez. The “Tiburon de Mazarrón” found himself without a fairing at the front of his RC16, because it came off very easily. This circumstance forced him to give upcapping a day with ups and downs.
“We were competitive. You have to be happier for the day than for the sprint“, he began by summarizing the young phenomenon in front of the media, before explaining what happened to the eight-time world champion. Acosta wanted to minimize the seriousness of the situation, but he clarified that #93 was quite optimistic in the maneuverpassing through the outside and closing the trajectory as if he were not on the inside line.
“I went inside and he jumped out like there was no one inside. The touch with which my fairing came apart came together. Marc walked in like no one was there, but in a normal touch we would have gotten out and returned to the track. No one should blame anyone, but it was turn three. It wasn't necessary“, he explained clearly.
“Without that, I think I could have been in the group of Aleix EspargaroMark and Franco Morbidelli” continued #31, who regretted being empty again on a day when he was not mistaken: “What bothers me is that while doing things right I added another zero“.
Of course, what bothered the Murcian the most was that the fairing of his KTM came off so easily: “I'm upset; It's been a long time since a fairing like this was seen in MotoGP“In fact, based on this complaint, he only expressed two wishes for Sunday's long race: “Tomorrow we need to finish the first lap and make sure the fairing is properly sealed.“.
