MotoGP, Barcelona J2, Acosta and Marquez clash: Pedrosa arbitrates

The incident between Pedro Acosta and Marc Marquez during the Barcelona Sprint has rekindled the debate over the eight-time world champion's riding style. While the sporting consequences were immediate for Acosta, questions about Marquez's responsibility and the difficulties he encounters on certain circuits persist.

From the first round, Peter Acosta was forced to retire after a collision with Marc Marquez, thus losing the front part of his fairing. A disappointing situation for the young Spaniard, who seemed well on his way to the race after a good performance in testing. I expected it to be better, because he had a good start. In the last races he delighted us with good sprints and I thought it was going to go well. Then he had this contact, and he lost positions" said his colleague at KTM Dani Pedrosa.

But, according to him, the problems ofAcosta on the bends confirmed his doubts: " The feelings he had already told us about yesterday were somewhat confirmed. He couldn't get those good feelings in the corners of this circuit, especially in the last sector. He lost a few tenths every time he was in this part of the circuit. » However, he remains optimistic for the future: " Today he will surely have obtained some information and maybe tomorrow he will be able to improve it"

Dani Pedrosa: “ Marc Marquez should not have closed the line so much because he left Pedro Acosta without space »

The incident with Marquez, which cost dearly Acosta, was analyzed from another angle by the RC16 test pilot. If you look closely, it is clearly above the vibrator, the whole inside line is taken. Yes, It's true that Marc came from the outside with more speed and that perhaps he was already taking the lead, but he shouldn't have closed the line so much because he left Pedro without space" he explained. He added: " maybe Marc could have ridden a little further outside and left a little more space. » An analysis which suggests that the incident could have been avoided if Brandz had been more careful.

Despite this frustrating situation, Acosta can still learn from this experience and hope for a better result on future occasions...

Starting grid: 

MotoGP Barcelona Sprint: ranking 

Championship: 

• Jorge Martín becomes champion if

• • He finishes ninth or better, in case Bagnaia wins;

• • He finishes at least 14th, if Bagnaia is second;

• • Bagnaia finishes third, regardless of Martín's result.

• Francesco Bagnaia becomes champion if

• • He wins, and Martin finishes no better than tenth;
  • He finished second, and Martín finished no better than 15th.