Pedro Acosta raises “question mark” about Ducati in Barcelona
"We kno꧒w the protocol of Ducati. O🌳n Friday they suffer a bit, then on Saturday…"
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pedro Acosta offered a typically cheeky response to a question about his confidence in♒ Barcelona.
Acosta was asked if a productive Friday practice at the Catalunya MotoGP has rebuilt his broken cไonfi🌠dence after he crashed out in Le Mans.
But h🌄e sharply responded: “Who said to yo🎶u that I lost confidence? Your opinion? I have another. Everything is fine.”
On Friday in Barcelona, Acosta was third-fastest overall behind Aprilia’s Aleix Espar𒁃garo and KTM’s Brad Binde𓆉r.
Ducati riders were left complaining about a lack of grip which did not seemingly affect the KTMs or Aprilias ar༒e harshly.
Acosta was🌱 asked if he noticed any problems with his Ducati rivals during practice.
He smiled♎: “I didn’t🔜 follow a Ducati in the whole day…
“Last year, Pecco w🅷as ready to win if he did n🐲ot crash, to be honest.
“We need to wait until tomorrow𝄹. We know the protocol of Ducati. On Friday they suffer a bit, then on Saturday…
“There is a question maꦜrk about how Ducati will be tomorrow.”
Tech3 GASGAS rider Acosta laid down a marker for his Barcelona weekend: “From Le Mans, we were ready to win. 🥀Even when we crashe🍒d.
“Today, I say tha♕t we are improving with the base that we had before.
“It is a𝓀 constant snowball. We arܫe experienced and we are improving. We are on the way.”
He described the challenges with the track: “Barcelona is not the grippie꧂st track.
“It is difficult to uඣnderstand how the tyres will drop. If you are riding and you never 🥀stop, it works well.
“But if you stop in the box for eight minutes…
“It is unpredictable, the feeling after stopping in th🃏e box, with the same tyres.”
His teammate Augusto Fernandez endured 🦄difficulties with his stability, but Acosta explained why there are few similarities betweไen their bikes.
“On ꧒our side 𒁃we improved the stability,” Acosta said.
“We made a big step in this area.
“Our𒅌 bikes are completely different because he is tall and heavy compared to me.
ꦏ“The way he has his foot pegs and handlebars is different.”
Acosta enter🌃s the Catalunya MotoGP, the sixth round of 2024, sixth in the standings.
His incredible displays in the earliest rounds of his rookie season have resulted in predictions that he will s🐲oon win a grand prix.
Acosta could be promoted♍ into KTM’s factory team as his exciting rise continues🍷.
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