Pedro Acosta recovered in Austin from an accident in the Grand Prix of the Americas race which had all the ingredients to be fatal. But it was clearly not his time. Back at the stand with the other miraculous protagonists of what is currently being considered the big hit of the year, what do you think he did? Did he sound the alarm like Andrea Migno who made it clear that enough was enough and that it would stop there? Here is the answer from the person concerned which says a lot about the gap between the generations of pilots which currently exists in motorcycle racing…
In this paddock, more than ever, there seem to be two generations, two visions of the world, of life and of competition. There are those who have seasons of fighting behind them and who are seriously concerned about the evolution of morals in the peloton. And there are the newcomers who see nothing wrong with it.
This contrast was striking after the terrible collision which occurred after the second start of a race which was to end only five laps later. The wild animals were literally released and the scenario moved Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso et Andrea Migno, which are not the partridges of the year. What about the new generation represented by Peter Acosta revelation of this year and leader of the championship Moto3 ? His words are incredible: “ honestly, I had already changed my wetsuit to go for another race » he declared, and laughing at that. “ It was a day to put my suit back on. We quickly forget that, otherwise I would not have gone to change my suit as soon as I returned to the pits to see what was happening and start racing again. It could have been worse ».
Acosta doesn't remember much about the accident because of how quickly it all happened: " I saw Alcoba do something strange with his body, it was when he was about to fall, but I wasn't behind Migno. I had Migno and another rider in front of me, and then I was there. With five or six bikes in front of you you can't see what's going on, when Migno crashed I found the bike all of a sudden. Things happen ».
Pedro Acosta: “ things happen, we quickly forget that«
The young Spaniard puts things into perspective to such an extent that he immediately moves on to the subject that concerns him above all: his championship, and now only 30 points ahead of Foggia : " everything can happen. Easier things have been lost, and harder things have been won. We must believe in ourselves. I've been thinking about the world championship since Silverstone and it didn't go very well. As soon as I arrived here, Aki Ajo told me that I had to clear my head and become myself again. It was the best race since Austria, I think we can't think about the championship, because otherwise, I'm not going to tell you that stupid mistakes will happen, but we don't have the same confidence ».
It will be recalled that following the Austin accident, Deniz Oncu, who was identified by officials as the trigger, was sanctioned with a suspension depriving him of the next two Grand Prizesor a Misano and Portugal.
